Item  2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On October 22, 2009, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2009. A copy of such press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

     The information furnished in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K:

Exhibit number		Description
99.1		Press Release dated October 22, 2009

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: October 22, 2009