HOUSTON, Aug. 28, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pride International, Inc. (NYSE:PDE) today announced that Louis A. Raspino, president and chief executive officer of the company, will address attendees at the Lehman Brothers CEO Energy / Power Conference in New York. Mr. Raspino is scheduled to present on Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 7:45 a.m. ET.
A live broadcast of Mr. Raspino's presentation and a replay will be publicly accessible through the company's website at www.prideinternational.com and can be found under the Investor Relations link. Participants are encouraged to log onto the website at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the presentation to ensure that all software requirements are met.
Pride International, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, is one of the world's largest offshore drilling contractors, operating a fleet of 47 offshore rigs, including two deepwater drillships, 12 semisubmersible rigs, 28 jackups and five managed deepwater rigs. The company also has four ultra-deepwater drillships under construction with expected deliveries in 2010 and 2011.
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