- CEO
- Narayan Ramaswamy
- Full Time Employees
- 744
- Sector
- Industrial services
- Industry
- Contract drilling
- Address
- 5 Pusa Road Gurgaon India 110005
- IPO Date
- Aug 28, 1995
- Business
- Jindal Drilling & Industries Limited (JDIL), part of the D.P. Jindal Group Drilling Division, provides offshore drilling and allied services to oil and gas exploration companies primarily in India. The company offers offshore jack-up rig drilling services for water depths up to 350 feet, including operations with rigs such as Jindal Explorer and Jindal Pioneer; directional and horizontal drilling utilizing mud motors, drilling jars, and measurement while drilling (MWD) systems for real-time trajectory data including direction, tool face, inclination, and temperature; mud logging services to detect oil and gas through borehole sample analysis; and related activities such as re-threading, heat treatment, cold processing, threading, and finishing of seamless casing pipes, alongside trading in steel pipes. JDIL primarily serves clients like Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in the Mumbai Offshore (Bombay High) region and onshore sites, with operations focused on India. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, the company maintains its registered office in Pipe Nagar, Village-Sukeli, Roha, Maharashtra. Recent developments include the March 2024 acquisition of jack-up rig Jindal Pioneer for USD 75 million from joint venture Discovery Drilling Pte. Ltd., funded by internal accruals to enhance operational synergies and scale; commencement in November 2025 of a three-year charter for rig Jindal Explorer with ONGC at an effective day rate (EDR) of USD 35,138.71, succeeding the prior contract; a May 2025 notification of award from ONGC for the subsequent Jindal Explorer deployment starting Q3 FY26; and strong financial performance with consolidated net profit surging 106.5% to Rs 65.95 crore in Q3 FY25.