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Mar. 31, 2017
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Nature of Operations | Note 1 Nature of Operations Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this annual report to “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company,” or “Nabors” mean Nabors Industries Ltd., together with our subsidiaries where the context requires. We own and operate the world’s largest land-based drilling rig fleet and are a leading provider of offshore platform drilling rigs in the United States and multiple international markets. We also provide advanced wellbore placement services, drilling software and performance tools, drilling equipment and innovative technologies throughout the world’s most significant oil and gas markets. As a global provider of drilling and drilling-related services for land-based and offshore oil and natural gas wells, our fleet of rigs and drilling-related equipment as of March 31, 2017 included:
| · |  | 403 actively marketed rigs for land-based drilling operations in the United States, Canada and approximately 20 other countries throughout the world; and
| · |  | 41 actively marketed rigs for offshore drilling operations in the United States and multiple international markets.
Our business consists of four reportable operating segments: U.S., Canada, International and Rig Services.

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