HOUSTON, Aug. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Rowan Companies plc ("Rowan" or the "Company") (NYSE: RDC) announced that Tom Burke, President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the Barclays CEO Energy-Power Conference in New York City on Wednesday, September 3, 2014, beginning at 10:25 a.m. U.S. Eastern Daylight Time.

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A live audio webcast of the presentation can be accessed by visiting Rowan's website at www.rowancompanies.com.  Please connect to our website at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the presentation to register, download and install any necessary audio software.  Shortly after the live webcast, an archived version will be available for approximately 60 days following the event. 

Rowan Companies plc is a global provider of international contract drilling services in the ultra-deepwater and shallow water jack-up market with a fleet of 34 offshore drilling units, including four ultra-deepwater drillships, two of which are currently under construction, and 30 jack-up rigs, 19 of which are rated high-specification.  The Company's fleet is located worldwide, including the United Kingdom and Norwegian sectors of the North Sea, the Middle East, the United States Gulf of Mexico, Southeast Asia, West and North Africa and Trinidad.  All four of the Company's ultra-deepwater drillships are now under long-term contracts.  The Company's Class A Ordinary Shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "RDC."  For more information on the Company, please visit www.rowancompanies.com.   

SOURCE Rowan Companies plc