July21, 2009

Bruno Souza Joins RigNet's Latin American Team 

HOUSTON, TX - As part of RigNet's continuing effort to expand our market penetration into Latin America, we are pleased to announce the hiring of Bruno Souza, Business Development manager - Latin America, to our Americas team. Based in Macaé, Brazil, Bruno will be instrumental in developing new business opportunities primarily in that country, but increasingly in adjacent Latin American oil and gas markets.

Bruno comes to RigNet with over 10 years of IT experience in the Brazilian offshore drilling industry. His most recent appointment was IT manager for Transocean Brazil. We look forward to Bruno's sales leadership as we extend our presence in this important growth region.

About RigNet Inc.

RigNet, Inc. is a leading global provider of managed communication services exclusively to the upstream oil and gas industry.  The company holds the prestigious Cisco Powered Network designation, meeting the most stringent standards for network reliability and performance, and was named one of America's fastest-growing private companies as ranked in Inc. magazine's distinguished Inc. 500.  RigNet has worldwide installations throughout 34 countries and six continents, spanning the global offshore drilling and production industry.  Based in Houston, Texas, RigNet has offices in Louisiana, Brazil, Malaysia, Nigeria, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, UAE and the UK.