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TEL +1 713.229.1234
FAX +1 713.229.1522
www.bakerbotts.com

Tull R. Florey
TEL +1 713.229.1379
FAX +1 713.229.2779
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June 4, 2010

Via EDGAR

John Lucas
Division of Corporation Finance
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street NE
Washington D.C. 20549

Re:  Pride International, Inc.
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2009
Filed February 19, 2010
File No. 1-13289

Dear Mr. Lucas:

          As I indicated to you by telephone on June 3, 2010, due in part to issues related to the receipt and dissemination of the fax of the comments contained in the staff’s letter dated May 14, 2010, we are requesting, on behalf of our client Pride International, Inc., an extension regarding the proposed date to file our response to the comment letter. Pride intends to file its response on or before Wednesday, June 16, 2010. The additional time should be sufficient to compile the information needed to respond to the comments and to have the responses appropriately reviewed by Pride’s Audit Committee and independent registered public accounting firm.

          If you have any questions or require additional information regarding this submission, you may contact me at 713.229.1379.

Very truly yours,
 

/s/ Tull R. Florey  

Tull R. Florey 

cc:  Roger Schwall
Bob Carroll
Sandy Eisen
Laura Nicholson
Securities and Exchange Commission

Brian Voegele
Brady Long
Pride International, Inc.

David Kirkland
Baker Botts L.L.P.