Private company

Maersk Drilling

Logo: Maersk Drilling, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Danish petroleum company

Maersk Drilling, also known as The Drilling Company of 1972 A/S, was the drilling-rig operator of Maersk. It was based in Lyngby, Denmark. Established in 1972, the company was a Nasdaq Copenhagen–listed company with the ticket name 'DRLCO'.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Dec 1, 2009Founded1
  • Industrylist of oilfield service companies1
  • HeadquartersEsplanaden1
  • Websitewww.maerskdrilling.com
  • Legal formaktieselskab1
  • LEI549300TPL8MOK32R0G663
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressTeknikerbyen 5, 2., 2830 Copenhagen, Denmark3
  • Registered withDanish Business Authority, 326738213

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Maersk Drilling, also known as The Drilling Company of 1972 A/S, was the drilling-rig operator of Maersk. It was based in Lyngby, Denmark. Established in 1972, the company was a Nasdaq Copenhagen–listed company with the ticket name 'DRLCO'.2

Corporate structure

Maersk Drilling is part of a group headed by A.P. Møller Holding. 87 entities, 23 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • A.P. Møller Holding København K, Denmark
    • Maersk 41.51% · Kobenhavn K, Denmark
      • Maersk A/S 100% · Copenhagen, Denmark
        • Frey A/S Subsidiary · Åbyhøj, Denmark
      • Maersk Drilling Copenhagen, Denmark
      • Svitzer Copenhagen K, Denmark
      • Aliança Navegação e Logística Subsidiary · 100% · Sao Paulo, Brazil
      • Farrell Lines Subsidiary · 100%
      • Safmarine Subsidiary · 100% · Antwerpen
      • Suez Canal Container Terminal Subsidiary · 55% · Port Said
      • Hamburg Süd Subsidiary · Hamburg
      • Maersk Air Subsidiary · Dragør Municipality
      • Maersk Air UK Subsidiary · Birmingham Airport
      • Odense Steel Shipyard Subsidiary · Munkebo
      • Port Pipavav Subsidiary
      • Star Air (Denmark) Subsidiary · Copenhagen Airport
      • Höegh Autoliners Stake · 38.75% · Oslo, Norway
      • Dansk Undergrunds Consortium Stake · 31.2%
      • Salling Group Stake · 19% · Brabrand, Denmark
        • Salling Group Captiveforsikringsselskab A/S Subsidiary · Brabrand, Denmark
        • Salling Group Ejendomme A/S Subsidiary · Brabrand, Denmark
      • MAERSK CONTAINER INDUSTRY A/S Subsidiary · 100% · Tinglev, Denmark
      • Poti Sea Port Subsidiary · 100% · Poti, Georgia
      • APM Terminals Mauritius Limited Subsidiary · The Hague, Netherlands
      • APM Terminals Tangier SA Subsidiary · Ksar es-Seghir, Morocco
      • BRASIL TERMINAL PORTUARIO S.A. Subsidiary · Copenhagen, Denmark
      • Damco Global Logistics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd (丹马士环球物流（上海）有限公司) Subsidiary · Copenhagen, Denmark
      • Hamburg Sudamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft A/S & Co KG Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
      • Maersk (China) Shipping Company Ltd. Subsidiary · Copenhagen, Denmark
      • MAERSK BRASIL (BRASMAR) LTDA. Subsidiary · Copenhagen, Denmark
      • and 38 more
    • APM Terminals The Hague, Netherlands
      • RIJEKA GATEWAY d.o.o. Subsidiary · 100% · Rijeka, Croatia
      • APM Terminals Algeciras SA Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
      • APM Terminals Argentina SA Subsidiary · Buenos Aires, Argentina
      • APM TERMINALS CALLAO SOCIEDAD ANONIMA Subsidiary · The Hague, Netherlands
      • APM Terminals Gothenburg AB Subsidiary · Goteborg, Sweden
      • APM Terminals Itajai S.A. Subsidiary · Copenhagen, Denmark
      • APM TERMINALS LAZARO CARDENAS SA DE CV Subsidiary · Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico
      • APM Terminals Pecem Operacoes Portuarias Ltda Subsidiary · Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Maersk Tankers Copenhagen, Denmark
    • APMH INVEST A/S Subsidiary · 100% · København K, Denmark
      • APMH Invest XI ApS Subsidiary · 213800% · København, Denmark
      • APMH GE P/S Subsidiary · 99% · København, Denmark
      • A.P. Møller Maritime ApS Subsidiary · København, Denmark
        • APMH Invest V ApS Subsidiary · København K, Denmark
    • APMH Invest Subsidiary · Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark
    • Bangkok Marine Co., Ltd. (บริษัท บางกอก มารีน จำกัด) Subsidiary · Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Maersk Trade Finance A/S Subsidiary · Koebenhavn K, Denmark

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Maersk Drilling Holding

Owners

  • Maersk Drilling Holding

Former owners and parents

Ultimate parent

From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. Jan 15, 2014Parent Directly consolidated by Maersk3
  2. Dec 1, 2009Founded Founded1

Sources

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