EX-23.1 4 s-82015auditorconsentxexhi.htm EXHIBIT 23.1

S-8 2015 Auditor Consent-Exhibit23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

Ensco plc:

We consent to the use of our reports dated March 2, 2015, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Ensco plc and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive (loss) income, and cash flows, for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2014, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, incorporated herein by reference.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Houston, Texas

May 19, 2015