Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

NABORS TO COMMENCE OFFERING OF SENIOR NOTES

HAMILTON, Bermuda, August 16, 2011 — PRNewswire-FirstCall — Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE: NBR) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Nabors Industries, Inc., has commenced an offering of Senior Unsecured Notes. The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Nabors Industries Ltd. The proceeds are intended to be used for general corporate purposes, including repayment of debt.

The notes will be offered to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and may be offered in offshore transactions pursuant to Regulation S. The notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the notes in any state in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

The information above includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, as disclosed by Nabors from time to time in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result of these factors, Nabors’ actual results may differ materially from those indicated or implied by such forward-looking statements.

For further information, please contact Dennis A. Smith, Director of Corporate Development for Nabors Corporate Services, Inc., at 281-775-8038. To request Investor Materials, contact our corporate headquarters in Hamilton, Bermuda at 441-292-1510 or via email at mark.andrews@nabors.com.