Who We Are

Indodrill was founded in Southeast Asia in 1995 and is a member of Global Drilling and Exploration Group (GDE Group). Headquartered in Singapore, GDE 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.

Indodrill 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
1993

FIRST DRILLING IN PNG

1995
1995

INDODRILL OPERATIONS ESTABLISHED (AS INDODRILL GROUP)

1996
1996

COMMENCED GEOTHERMAL DRILLING (INDONESIA)

1999
1999

FLEET SIZE 15 RIGS

2002
2002

COMMENCED RC DRILLING (INDONESIA)

2006
2006

FLEET SIZE  20 RIGS / FIRST DRILLING IN LAOS

2007
2007

FIRST DRILLING IN CAMBODIA

2008
2008

FLEET SIZE 35 RIGS / FIRST DRILLING IN PHILIPPINES

2011
2011

SINGAPORE HQ ESTABLISHED / COMMENCED UNDERGROUND DRILLING (PHILIPPINES)

2012
2012

FLEET SIZE 55 RIGS / FIRST DRILLING IN MALAYSIA

2014
2014

FIRST DRILLING IN SRI LANKA / ISO CERTIFICATION AWARDED

2015
2015

FIRST DRILLING IN FRANCE

2016
2016

FLEET SIZE 65 RIGS / FIRST DRILLING IN SINGAPORE

2017
2017

FIRST DRILLING IN AUSTRALIA AND IN PNG / REBRAND TO ‘GDE GROUP’

2018
2018

FIRST DRILLING IN ZAMBIA

2021
2021

FLEET SIZE 75 RIGS / ACQUIRED GDD