CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, the undersigned officer of Parker Drilling Company (the Company) hereby certifies, to such officers knowledge, that:
1. | The Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 (the Report) fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company. |
Date: August 3, 2012
/s/ Robert L. Parker, Jr. |
Robert L. Parker, Jr. |
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer |
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure statement.