ENSCO INTERNATIONAL INC
8-K, 1996-06-13
DRILLING OIL & GAS WELLS
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                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  FORM 8-K


                               CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                    the Securities Exchange Act of 1934




      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  June 12, 1996




                      ENSCO INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                  DELAWARE
               (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

         1-8097                                     76-0232579     
  (Commission File Number)              (IRS Employer Identification No.)





    2700 Fountain Place, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas     75202-2792
          (Address of principal executive office)            (Zip Code)


    Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (214) 922-1500<PAGE>





Item 2.  Acquisition of Business
         ----------------------- 

On June 12, 1996, ENSCO  International  Incorporated (the "Company") acquired
DUAL  DRILLING  COMPANY ("Dual")  pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger
among  ENSCO, DDC  Acquisition  Company  and  Dual (the  "Merger  Agreement")
approved by Dual stockholders on that  date.   Under  the terms of the Merger
Agreement, each  share  of  Dual common  stock was immediately converted into 
the right to receive 0.625 shares of the Company's common stock.  The Company
will issue approximately 10.1  million shares  of  its  common  stock to  the
previous Dual stockholders in connection with the acquisition of Dual.  


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
         ---------------------------------

(a)  Financial statements of Dual

     The  following  documents  filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange
     Commission by Dual (File No. 0-11758) are incorporated by reference in
     this Form 8-K:

          1.   Annual Report on Form  10-K, as amended, for the  year ended
               December 31, 1995; and

          2.   Quarterly Report  on Form  10-Q for the  three months  ended
               March 31, 1996.

(b)  Pro forma financial information

     The  pro  forma  financial  information  required  by  Article  11  of
     Regulation  S-X is  incorporated by  reference to  pages 52-57  of the
     Company's Registration Statement on  Form S-4, as amended,  filed with
     the Securities and  Exchange Commission on May  10, 1996 (File No.  1-
     8097).

(c)  Exhibits

     2.0  Agreement   and  Plan   of   Merger  among   ENSCO  International
          Incorporated, DDC  Acquisition Company and DUAL  DRILLING COMPANY
          dated  March 21, 1996 (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to
          the  Company's Registration  Statement on  Form S-4,  as amended,
          filed  with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission on  May 10,
          1996, File No. 1-8097).

     2.1  Principal  Stockholder  Agreement  between   ENSCO  International
          Incorporated   and  Dual   Invest   AS  dated   March  21,   1996
          (incorporated  by  reference  to  Appendix  D  to  the  Company's
          Registration Statement  on Form S-4,  as amended, filed  with the
          Securities and Exchange Commission  on May 10, 1996, File  No. 1-
          8097).<PAGE>





                                 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.



                                        ENSCO INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED



                                    By: /s/  H. E. Malone             
                                        --------------------------------
                                        H. E. Malone, Controller
                                        and Chief Accounting Officer



Date:   June 13, 1996
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