EXHIBIT 32

Section 1350 Certifications

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of Tesco Corporation (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify that the Annual Report of the Corporation on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation.

Date: March 5, 2013	/s/ Julio M. Quintana
	Julio M. Quintana President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: March 5, 2013	/s/ Robert L. Kayl
	Robert L. Kayl Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

The foregoing certifications shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certifications will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Corporation specifically incorporates it by reference.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Corporation, and will be retained by the Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.