HOUSTON, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Parker Drilling (NYSE: PKD) announced today that David C. Mannon, president and chief executive officer, and W. Kirk Brassfield, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will present at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Global Energy Conference in New York, New York.  The Company's presentation is scheduled to begin at 2:50 p.m. EST (1:50 p.m. CST) on Thursday, Nov. 11.

A link to the live presentation and copies of the slides will be available through the Company's Web site at http://www.parkerdrilling.com at the Investor Relations tab.

Parker Drilling (NYSE: PKD) provides high-performance contract drilling solutions, rental tools and project management services to the worldwide energy industry.  Parker's international fleet includes 28 land rigs and two offshore barge rigs, and its U.S. fleet includes 13 barge rigs in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.  The Company's rental tools business supplies premium equipment to operators on land and offshore in the U.S. and select international markets.  More information about Parker Drilling can be found at http://www.parkerdrilling.com.  Included in the Investor Relations section of the Company's Web site are operating status reports for Parker Drilling's rental tools segment and its international and U.S. rig fleets, updated monthly.

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