Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR)

Drilling rigs, mostly outside the U.S. Read October 19, 2026 from the annual report for the period ending December 31, 2025, filed February 13, 2026. Ranked 22 of the 26 Energy companies read so far, by the share within reach now.

The filing states 13,900 employees, 9,800 of them outside the United States, in contract drilling with a small rig equipment business, so the services pattern leads by description.

The figures on this page come from the company's own annual report and from BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. They are estimates with a stated method. Nothing here says what the company will do: within reach is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings.

What follows from the reading

Share of working time within reach of AI, on the long-run pace at four in five: 16% now, 22% at the end of 2027, 25% at the end of 2028, 26% at the end of 2030. By the patterns, the work is about 26% desk work, 12% people work and 62% body work. These are the site's industry estimates weighted by the shares below: estimates with a stated method and range, not a forecast of what the company will do. By the same patterns, at the end of 2028 about 65% of the working time stays with people (conversation, in-person and hands-on work), 27% becomes checking a model's work and 7% could be handed over with lighter checks, from the industries' own figures, not the company's roles.

Headcount

13,900 employees as of December 31, 2025 (stated). About 4,100 of 13,900 employees in the United States (29%), with 9,800 outside, derived from the stated count abroad.

The filing: “As of December 31, 2025, Nabors employed approximately 13,900 employees worldwide, compared to approximately 12,400 employees as of December 31, 2024. Of the 2025 workforce, approximately 9,800 employees were located outside the United States.”

The workforce as industry patterns

What the filing says about the workforce: 13,900 employees, up from 12,400; 9,800 outside the United States; 92 nationalities; about 5% female; a North America Training Center in Houston for field roles; no hourly, part-time or union figure stated.

Companies read with the same leading pattern

Other companies whose largest staffing pattern is also Support Activities for Mining, largest first, each read from its own annual report. Within reach now and at the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.

• Slb N.V. (SLB, 109,000 employees)16% now, 29% by 2028
• Baker Hughes Company (BKR, 56,000 employees)17% now, 31% by 2028
• Halliburton Company (HAL, 46,000 employees)15% now, 24% by 2028
• TechnipFMC plc (FTI, 23,089 employees)17% now, 29% by 2028
• Weatherford International plc (WFRD, 16,700 employees)16% now, 25% by 2028
• Oceaneering International, Inc. (OII, 11,100 employees)17% now, 33% by 2028
• Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (PTEN, 7,900 employees)15% now, 25% by 2028
• National Energy Services Reunited Corp. (NESR, 7,352 employees)15% now, 24% by 2028

What the filing says about AI

4 sentences in the filing name AI. Four sentences: the company deploys machine learning advisory tools and computer vision for red zone safety management on rigs, and risk factors name AI-amplified cyber threats and limits on patenting machine learning processes.

• “Our approach to workplace health and safety is guided by three pillars: ​ ● People and Leadership: Safety leadership initiatives, regional safety programs, leadership field engagement, and employee feedback mechanisms are used to support safety awareness and behavior. ● Technology: We deploy innovative solutions, including the RZR system, to reduce exposure to high-risk situations, as well as t...”
• “Patent protection on some types of technology, such as software or machine learning processes, may not be available in certain countries in which we operate.”
• “The rapid evolution and increased adoption of artificial intelligence technologies amplifies these concerns. ​ Risks associated with these threats include, among other things: ​ ● theft or misappropriation of funds; ​ ● loss, corruption, or misappropriation of intellectual property, or other proprietary, confidential or personally identifiable information (including customer, supplier, or emplo...”
• “We expect that sophistication of cyber-threats will continue to evolve as threat actors increase their use of artificial intelligence and machine-learning technologies. ​ The Board of Directors appreciates the rapidly evolving nature of threats presented by cybersecurity incidents and is committed to the prevention, timely detection, mitigation, and preparedness for recovery of any such inciden...”

Its annual reports, year by year

Sentences naming AI in each annual report, counted by one rule, beside the median report in the Index that year. Each count links its filing. Every company, by year and sector

• Fiscal 20211median 0
• Fiscal 20221median 0
• Fiscal 20233median 1
• Fiscal 20244median 4
• Fiscal 20254median 10

Headcount by filing year

As reported in each year's annual report, with the filing. A year marked not read had no figure the reading could take from the report's text.

Limits of this reading

• No count by segment: the split between drilling services and rig equipment is by description (c).
• The patterns stand for work in Saudi Arabia and other countries under rule 7.

Source: the company's annual report on EDGAR, accession 0001104659-26-014997, the filing. Read by Claude Fable 5.1 under rubric version 1, by the method. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.