Dubai,  Sept. 09, 2025 (GLOBE  NEWSWIRE) --  Vantage Drilling International Ltd.
(the  "Company") announces, further to the Conditional Letter of Award announced
on  23 April 2025 and extended  on 22 July 2025, the  Company has entered into a
contract  for the drillship Platinum  Explorer. Operations for the approximately
260-day  campaign,  inclusive  of  mobilisation  and  demobilisation  time,  are
expected to commence in Q1-2026.
In  addition, the board of directors of  the Company has established a Strategic
Review  Committee  to  support  the  Company's  go forward strategic objectives.
Committee members are Jørn Madsen, Scott McReaken, David Warwick and Ihab Toma.
Certain  information in this announcement is considered to be inside information
pursuant  to the  EU Market  Abuse Regulation  and is  subject to the disclosure
requirements  according to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
The   information  was  submitted  for  publication  by  Alaric  Harrell,  Chief
Accounting Officer of the Company on the date and time as set out above.
About the Company
Vantage  Drilling International Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company, is an offshore
drilling contractor. Vantage Drilling's primary business is to contract drilling
units,  related equipment and work  crews primarily on a  dayrate basis to drill
oil  and natural gas wells globally for  major, national and independent oil and
gas  companies. Vantage Drilling also  markets, operates and provides management
services  in respect  of drilling  units owned  by others.  For more information
about    the    Company,    please    refer    to    the    Company's   website,
www.vantagedrilling.com (http://www.vantagedrilling.com/)