8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) FEBRUARY 24, 2005


                             NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                                           
            BERMUDA                         000-49887                980363970
(State or Other Jurisdiction of     (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer
 Incorporation or Organization)                                  Identification No.)



     2ND FL. INTERNATIONAL TRADING CENTRE
                    WARRENS
                  PO BOX 905E
             ST. MICHAEL, BARBADOS                                N/A
   (Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)


                                 (246) 421-9471
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                       N/A
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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ITEM 5.02(b) DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF
             DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.

         On March 1, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing that
Jack Wexler, a director of Nabors since 1987, is retiring as an active member of
the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Wexler is also being named Director
Emeritus in honor of his long-standing and critical contribution to the Company.
Prior to his retirement from the Board, Mr. Wexler served as Chairman of the
Compensation Committee and also a member of the Audit, Executive, and Governance
and Nominating Committees. Mr. Wexler retired effective February 24, 2005.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         (c) Exhibits (numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

         EXHIBIT NO.      DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION

            99.1          Press release issued by the Company on March 1, 2005.


                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                 NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD.


Date: March 2, 2005              By: /s/ Daniel McLachlin
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                      Daniel McLachlin
                                      Vice President-Administration & Secretary


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.     Description
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99.1            Press Release issued by Nabors Industries Ltd. on March 1, 2005.

EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1


(NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD. LOGO)                                       NEWS RELEASE


      JACK WEXLER TO RETIRE FROM NABORS BOARD AND BECOME DIRECTOR EMERITUS

BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS, MARCH 1, 2005, Nabors Industries Ltd. today announced that
Jack Wexler, a director of Nabors since 1987, is retiring as an active member of
the Nabors Board. In honor of his long-standing and critical contribution to the
success of Nabors he is being named a Director Emeritus. Mr. Wexler has been
serving as Chairman of the Compensation Committee and also a member of the
Executive, Audit, and Governance and Nominating Committees for many years.
Outside of Nabors, Mr. Wexler has been an international business consultant to
exporting and petroleum service companies since his retirement from Exxon in
1983. During his career with Exxon and various affiliates he served in numerous
senior staff and executive management positions in the United States and the Far
East.

Gene Isenberg, Nabors' Chairman and CEO commented on Mr. Wexler's retirement:
"It is with mixed emotions that I greet Jack's decision to retire from active
service as a Director of Nabors. Jack's counsel and leadership over the last 18
years has been invaluable to me and the success of Nabors. He has been the
Director I most often relied upon for advice on not only strategic, but also
day-to-day issues. Jack's input has been steady and reasoned throughout what has
been some of the most exciting and challenging times of our history. I am
delighted that we are able to recognize his importance by naming him a Director
Emeritus of Nabors Industries Ltd."

The Nabors companies own and operate almost 600 land drilling and approximately
900 land workover and well-servicing rigs worldwide. Offshore, Nabors operates
44 platform rigs, 19 jack-up units, and three barge rigs in the United States
and multiple international markets. Nabors markets 31 marine transportation and
support vessels, primarily in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. In addition, Nabors
manufactures top drives and drilling instrumentation systems and provides
comprehensive oilfield hauling, engineering, civil construction, logistics and
facilities maintenance, and project management services. Nabors participates in
most of the significant oil, gas and geothermal markets in the world.

For further information, please contact Dennis A. Smith, Director of Corporate
Development of Nabors Corporate Services, Inc. at (281) 775-8038. To request
Investor Materials, call our corporate headquarters in St. Michael, Barbados at
(246) 421-9471 or via email at dan.mclachlin@nabors.com.