Who We Are
Founded in Southeast Asia in 1995 and now headquartered in Singapore, Global Drilling and Exploration Group (GDE Group) has evolved to have operations throughout Asia, Australia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
The GDE Group, which comprises Global Directional Drilling, Indodrill, and International Drilling, offers professional, innovative, and efficient diamond and reverse circulation drilling services to the minerals industry, as well as offering a wide range of drilling services to the energy, civil, environmental, and agricultural industries.
GDE continues to deliver best results, safely and efficiently with employees who are industry experts and able to collaborate with clients to identify, solve and complete their drilling requirements whilst upholding performance, safety, social responsibility, and integrity. Our technical and support teams consist of expatriate and nationals experienced at working in all conditions across six continents.
Our Focus on safety, productivity and recovery is vital to our service delivery and to ensure maximal availability and minimal downtime our fleet and equipment are continually optimised.
We have a proud track record of partnering with clients built on listening, learning, tailoring our approach and delivering specialised solutions regardless of location.
Key Milestones
1993
FIRST DRILLING IN PNG
1995
INDODRILL OPERATIONS ESTABLISHED (AS INDODRILL GROUP)
1996
COMMENCED GEOTHERMAL DRILLING (INDONESIA)
1999
FLEET SIZE 15 RIGS
2002
COMMENCED RC DRILLING (INDONESIA)
2006
FLEET SIZE 20 RIGS / FIRST DRILLING IN LAOS
2007
FIRST DRILLING IN CAMBODIA
2008
FLEET SIZE 35 RIGS / FIRST DRILLING IN PHILIPPINES
2011
SINGAPORE HQ ESTABLISHED / COMMENCED UNDERGROUND DRILLING (PHILIPPINES)
2012
FLEET SIZE 55 RIGS / FIRST DRILLING IN MALAYSIA
2013
FIRST DRILLING IN MYANMAR
2014
FIRST DRILLING IN SRI LANKA / ISO CERTIFICATION AWARDED
2015
FIRST DRILLING IN FRANCE
2016
FLEET SIZE 65 RIGS / FIRST DRILLING IN SINGAPORE
2017
FIRST DRILLING IN AUSTRALIA AND IN PNG / REBRAND TO ‘GDE GROUP’
2018
FIRST DRILLING IN ZAMBIA
2021
FLEET SIZE 75 RIGS / ACQUIRED GDD