SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of report:                          NOVEMBER 6, 2002
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Date of earliest event reported:         NOVEMBER 6, 2002
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                         DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



DELAWARE                                1-13926                  76-0321760
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(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)                                            Identification No.)


15415 KATY FREEWAY, HOUSTON, TEXAS                                  77094
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code     (281) 492-5300
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                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



                    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT



ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

         (c)      Exhibits.

        The following exhibits are furnished under Item 9 of this Current Report
on Form 8-K solely for purposes of compliance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (as
adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) and for no other
purpose:



   Exhibit number   Description
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        99.1        Certification dated November 6, 2002 by the chief executive
                    officer of Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (the "Company")
                    pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (as adopted by Section
                    906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) with respect to the
                    Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
                    ended September 30, 2002

        99.2        Certification dated November 6, 2002 by the chief financial
                    officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
                    (as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
                    2002) with respect to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
                    10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002


ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         On November 6, 2002, the chief executive officer and chief financial
officer of the Company each submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission
the written certification required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (as adopted by
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) with respect to the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002. Copies
of these submissions are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto solely for
purposes of compliance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (as adopted by Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) and for no other purpose.


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                                   SIGNATURES

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


                                           DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC.


                                           By: /s/ William C. Long
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                                               William C. Long
                                               Vice President, General Counsel &
                                               Secretary

Dated:  November 6, 2002

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



    Exhibit number   Description
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        99.1        Certification dated November 6, 2002 by the chief
                    executive officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
                    Section 1350 (as adopted by Section 906 of the
                    Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) with respect to the Company's
                    Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
                    September 30, 2002

        99.2        Certification dated November 6, 2002 by the chief financial
                    officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
                    (as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
                    2002) with respect to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
                    10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002


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