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    AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 30, 1999
                                                     REGISTRATION NO. 333-
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                             NABORS INDUSTRIES, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

             DELAWARE                                  13-2615287
  (State or other jurisdiction                      (I.R.S. Employer
        of incorporation)                          Identification No.)

                        515 WEST GREENS ROAD, SUITE 1200
                              HOUSTON, TEXAS 77067
    (Address, including zip code of Registrant's principal executive offices)

                             NABORS INDUSTRIES, INC.
                  1997 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN
                      1998 CHAIRMAN'S EXECUTIVE STOCK PLAN
                            (Full title of the Plans)

                               ANTHONY G. PETRELLO
                       PRESIDENT, NABORS INDUSTRIES, INC.
                        515 WEST GREENS ROAD, SUITE 1200
                              HOUSTON, TEXAS 77067
                                (281) 874-0035
                (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone
               number, including area code, of agent for service)

                   CALCULATION OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION FEE
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TITLE OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED        AMOUNT TO BE      PROPOSED MAXIMUM      PROPOSED MAXIMUM      AMOUNT OF
                                            REGISTERED(1)     OFFERING PRICE        AGGREGATE OFFERING    REGISTRATION FEE
                                                              PER SHARE             PRICE
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<S>                                         <C>               <C>                    <C>                  <C>
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share        2,192,943           $12.5000(2)        $27,411,788(2)       $7,236.71(2)
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share           14,000           $28.1250(2)           $393,750(2)         $103.95(2)
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share           23,400           $28.1750(2)           $659,295(2)         $174.05(2)
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share           50,100           $28.2500(2)         $1,415,325(2)         $373.65(2)
                                              ---------                              -----------          ---------
                               TOTALS         2,280,443                              $29,880,158          $7,888.36
                                              =========                              ===========          =========
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</TABLE>

(1)      Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration
         statement also covers such additional number of shares of common stock
         as may be issuable by reason of the operation of the anti-dilution
         provisions of the options granted under the 1997 Executive Officers
         Incentive Stock Plan and the 1998 Chairman's Executive Stock Plan. Such
         additional shares have been or may from time to time be issued at
         indeterminate prices, pursuant to the referenced plans.

(2)      The maximum offering price per share used to calculate the registration
         fee with respect to shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise
         of outstanding options was determined pursuant to Rule 457 under the
         Securities Act of 1933 in effect at the date of filing, using the price
         at which such options may be exercised.


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                                     PART I

              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

Pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be
sent or given to each participant in the Nabors Industries, Inc. 1997 Executive
Officers Incentive Stock Plan and the Nabors Industries, Inc. 1998 Chairman's
Executive Stock Plan (collectively, the "Plans"). These documents and the
documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to
Item 3 of Part II hereof, taken together, constitute the Section 10(a)
Prospectus.

                                EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Prospectus filed as a part of this registration statement has been prepared
in accordance with the requirements of Part I of Form S-3 and may be used for
reofferings and resales of shares of common stock of Nabors Industries, Inc.
acquired by the persons named therein pursuant to the plans specified.


                                  Page 2 of 16

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                                   PROSPECTUS
                             UP TO 2,280,443 SHARES
                                  COMMON STOCK,
                            PAR VALUE $.10 PER SHARE,
                                       OF
                             NABORS INDUSTRIES, INC.

This Prospectus relates to an aggregate of up to 2,280,443 shares of common
stock, par value $.10 per share, of Nabors Industries, Inc., a Delaware
corporation. These shares are held by certain persons who may be deemed to be
"affiliates" of Nabors as defined by Rule 405(a) of Regulation C of the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The shares may be offered from time to time
by the selling stockholders named in this document, or their transferees. See
"Selling Stockholders". Shares of common stock offered by this document were or
will be acquired by the selling stockholders pursuant to the following Nabors'
plans: 1997 Executive Officers Incentive Stock Plan or 1998 Chairman's Executive
Stock Plan. Sales to be made pursuant to this document are to be made through
ordinary brokerage transactions on the American Stock Exchange or any other
national securities exchange on which the shares of Nabors common stock trade,
at the price then available at the time of sale. However, the selling
stockholders may elect to offer or sell shares of Nabors common stock pursuant
to any of the methods listed in this document. In the event that the selling
stockholders elect to sell the shares of Nabors common stock in a manner other
than ordinary brokerage transactions, and to the extent required by law, Nabors
will amend or supplement this document to provide the details of the offering.
See "Plan of Distribution". This document also relates to such additional shares
of common stock as may be issued to the selling stockholders as a result of
future stock adjustments, in respect of the shares of common stock covered by
this document.

The selling stockholders and any broker or dealer that participates in the
distribution of the shares of common stock offered by this document may be
deemed to be "underwriters," as that term is construed within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Any profit on the sale of the shares of
common stock by them and any discounts and commission received by such broker or
dealer may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the
Securities Act.

Nabors will not receive any part of the proceeds from sales made under this
document. All expenses of registration incurred in connection with the offering
being made by this document are being borne by Nabors, but any brokerage
commissions and other expenses incurred by a selling stockholder will be borne
by such selling stockholder.

Nabors' common stock trades on the American Stock Exchange, and on November 29,
1999, the last practicable date preceding the date of this document, the closing
price of the common stock on such exchange was $26 3/16. Nabors' principal
executive offices are located at 515 W. Greens Road, Suite 1200, Houston, Texas
77067 and its telephone number is 281-874-0035.

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY OTHER STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

                THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOVEMBER 30, 1999

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                              AVAILABLE INFORMATION

         Nabors is subject to the information requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and in accordance with such act files reports
and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of
such material may be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the
Commission at its principal office at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20549 at prescribed rates. In addition, such reports and other information can
be inspected and copied at the Commission's facilities referred to above and at
the public reference facilities at the Regional Offices of the Commission
located at Seven World Trade Center, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10048 and
the Northwest Atrium Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago,
Illinois 60661. Nabors is an electronic filer under the EDGAR (Electronic Data
Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval) system maintained by the Commission. The
Commission maintains a site on the Internet (http://www.sec.gov) that contains
reports and other information regarding companies that file electronically with
the Commission. Nabors' common stock trades on the American Stock Exchange, and
the reports and other information may also be inspected and copied at the
American Stock Exchange, 86 Trinity Place, New York, New York 10006.

         Nabors has filed a registration statement on Form S-8 under the
Securities Act that includes this document. This document does not contain all
of the information set forth in the registration statement, certain parts of
which are omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
Commission. For further information, you should refer to the registration
statement and its exhibits.

         Statements contained in this document or in any document incorporated
by reference into this document as to the contents of any contract or other
document are not necessarily complete. In each instance reference is made to the
copy of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration
statement or such other document. Each such statement is qualified in all
respects by such reference.

                       INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS

         The following documents filed with the Commission are incorporated in
this document by reference:

         (A)      Nabors' Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                  ended December 31, 1998;

         (B)      Nabors' Quarterly Reports filed on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
                  quarters ended March 31, 1999, June 30, 1999 and September 30,
                  1999;

         (C)      Nabors' Current Reports filed on Form 8-K and amendments
                  thereto, filed on January 11, 1999, February 3, 1999, March 1,
                  1999, April 22, 1999, June 21, 1999, June 30, 1999, July 6,
                  1999 and November 24, 1999; and

         (D)      The description of Nabors' common stock contained in the
                  registration statement on Form 8-A, File No. 1-9245, filed
                  with the Commission on August 22, 1986, as amended by
                  Amendment No. 1 dated May 20, 1992 and any subsequent
                  amendment filed for the purpose of updating the description.

         All documents filed by Nabors pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this document and prior to the
termination of the offering of shares of common stock under this document shall
be deemed incorporated by reference in this document and to be a part of this
document from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for all purposes to the extent that a statement contained
in this document or in any other subsequently filed document which also is, or
is deemed to be, incorporated by reference in this document modifies or
supersedes such statement.

         Nabors undertakes to provide without charge to each person to whom this
document is delivered, upon written or oral request of such person, a copy of
any and all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in the
registration statement filed with the Commission (of which this document is a
part) from a document or part thereof not delivered with this document, but not
including exhibits unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by
reference.

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Requests for such information should be directed to Nabors at 515
West Greens Road, Suite 1200, Houston, Texas 77067 (telephone number (281)
874-0035), Attention: Corporate Secretary.

NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED BY NABORS TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATIONS NOT CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT. ANY INFORMATION OR
REPRESENTATION GIVEN WHICH IS NOT CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT MUST NOT BE RELIED
UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY NABORS. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS DOCUMENT
NOR ANY SALE UNDER THIS DOCUMENT SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY
IMPLICATION THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS CORRECT AS OF ANY
TIME SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE OF THIS DOCUMENT.

                                 USE OF PROCEEDS

         All of the shares offered by this document are being offered by the
selling stockholders. Nabors will receive no part of the proceeds of any sales
made under this document.

                              SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

         The shares of Nabors common stock offered by this document have been or
will have been acquired pursuant to the Nabors' plans identified above. The
following table sets forth certain information with respect to the selling
stockholders who may be selling shares of Nabors common stock pursuant to this
document.

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                                             TOTAL SHARES                           SHARES OWNED
                                             BENEFICIALLY          TOTAL          AFTER OFFERING(2)
                                             OWNED AS OF           SHARES       ---------------------
         NAME AND ADDRESS(1)               OCTOBER 31, 1999       OFFERED        NUMBER       PERCENT
         -------------------               ----------------       -------       ---------     -------
<S>                                          <C>                  <C>           <C>            <C>
Eugene M. Isenberg                           10,825,021(3)        1,576,818     9,248,203       7.34
 Chairman of the Board, Director and
 Chief Executive Officer
Anthony G. Petrello                           4,240,935(4)          419,250     3,821,685       3.16
  Director, President and Chief
  Operating Officer
Richard A. Stratton                           1,479,370(5)          284,375     1,194,995       1.01
  Vice Chairman of the Board,
  Director and President, Nabors
  Drilling USA, Inc.
</TABLE>
--------------------
(1)      The address for these individuals is 515 West Greens Road, Suite 1200,
         Houston, Texas 77067.
(2)      Based on 116,936,933 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as
         of October 31, 1999.  Assumes all shares held by a selling stockholder
         that are to vest December 14, 1999 become vested.
(3)      Includes options to acquire 3,000,500 shares of common stock that are
         vested currently and options to acquire 6,049,119 shares of common
         stock that are scheduled to vest on December 14, 1999. Not included in
         the table are 190,543 shares owned directly or held in trust by members
         of Mr. Isenberg's family of which Mr. Isenberg disclaims beneficial
         ownership. The shares listed for Mr. Isenberg are held directly or
         indirectly through certain trusts, defined benefit plans and individual
         retirement accounts of which Mr. Isenberg is a grantor, trustee or
         beneficiary.
(4)      Includes options to acquire 1,084,500 shares of common stock that are
         vested currently and options to acquire 3,005,423 shares that are
         scheduled to vest on December 14, 1999. The shares listed for Mr.
         Petrello are held directly or indirectly through certain trusts,
         defined benefit plans and individual retirement accounts of which Mr.
         Petrello is a grantor, trustee or beneficiary.
(5)      Includes options to acquire 387,500 shares that are vested currently
         and options to acquire 1,063,125 shares that are scheduled to vest on
         December 14, 1999.

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                              PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

         The shares of Nabors common stock offered by the selling stockholders
or their transferees are to be sold from time to time, in one or more
transactions, in whole or in part, pursuant to any of the methods listed in this
document. Sales may be made in ordinary brokerage transactions on the American
Stock Exchange or other national securities exchange on which shares of common
stock trade or may trade in the future, at the price then prevailing at the time
of sale. The commissions payable as a result of such sales will be the regular
commissions of brokers for effecting such sales. Alternatively, the selling
stockholders or their transferees may elect from time to time to offer their
shares using the following alternate methods: (1) in privately negotiated
transactions directly with purchasers or (2) through underwriters, dealers or
agents, who may acquire shares as principal (which persons may then resell the
shares), or who may receive compensation in the form of underwriting discounts,
commissions, or commissions from the selling stockholders and/or purchasers of
the common stock for whom they may act as agent. Unless disclosed otherwise in a
prospectus supplement or amendment (see below) any sale pursuant to the
alternate method described in clause (1) of the preceding sentence will be
negotiated directly between the selling stockholder and the purchaser, and no
finders or agents will be employed nor any commissions or fees paid.

         Any offer or sale made pursuant to an alternate method may be made for
a fixed price, which may be changed, or at varying prices determined at the time
of sale or at negotiated prices. Upon notice from a selling stockholder that he
has elected to use an alternate method for an offer or sale, and to the extent
required by the Securities Act, a prospectus supplement or amendment will be
distributed which will set forth the aggregate number of shares of Nabors common
stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names
of any underwriter, dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions, concessions
and other items constituting compensation from the selling stockholders or the
purchasers or the shares, any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or
reallowed or paid to dealers and any other material information required by the
Securities Act.

         The selling stockholders and any underwriter, broker, dealer or other
agent that participates in the distribution of the shares of common stock
offered by this document may be deemed to be "underwriters", as that term is
defined under the Securities Act or associated rules. Any profit on the sale of
the shares of common stock by them and any discounts and commissions received by
any such underwriter, broker, dealer or any other agent may be deemed to be
underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.

         Nabors has informed the selling stockholders that the anti-manipulative
rules contained in Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to their sales
in the market and has informed them of the requirement for delivery of this
document in connection with any sale of common stock offered by this document.
All expenses of registration incurred in connection with the offering being made
of this document are being borne by Nabors, but any brokerage commissions and
other expenses incurred by a selling stockholder will be borne by such selling
stockholder.

         Any shares of Nabors common stock covered by this document which
qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be sold under
that rule rather than pursuant to this document.

                                 INDEMNIFICATION

         Under Delaware law, a corporation may include provisions in its
certificate of incorporation which relieves its directors of monetary liability
for breach of their fiduciary duty, except under certain circumstances which
include a breach of a director's duty of loyalty, acts or omissions not in good
faith or involving intentional misconduct and a knowing violation of law, or any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Nabors' Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that Nabors' directors
are not liable to Nabors or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
their fiduciary duties, subject to the exceptions specified by Delaware law.

         Delaware law also provides that when an officer, director, employee or
agent of a corporation is a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to,
any action, the corporation may indemnify such person against expenses
(including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, if
that person acted in good faith and he or she reasonably believed such actions
were in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and were not
unlawful.

         Delaware law also provides that a person to be indemnified has the
right to be advanced any expenses incurred in his or her defense against any
action prior to the final disposition thereof upon receipt by Nabors of an
undertaking

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by or on behalf of that person to repay such amount(s) if it is ultimately
determined that such person is not entitled to such indemnification.

         Nabors' Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides these rights to
Nabors' officers, directors, employees or agents. Directors and officers of
Nabors are also parties to indemnification and/or employment agreements which
provide for these and other indemnification rights in accordance with Delaware
law. In addition, Nabors has obtained an aggregate of $50,000,000 of directors'
and officers' insurance coverage.

         Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling Nabors
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, Nabors has been informed that, in the
opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

                                  LEGAL MATTERS

         The validity of the issuance of the Nabors common stock offered by this
document will be passed upon for Nabors by Katherine P. Ellis, Senior Counsel of
Nabors Corporate Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nabors. As of
November 30, 1999, Ms. Ellis had the right to acquire 23,250 shares of Nabors
common stock through the exercise of options, none of which are vested
currently.

                                     EXPERTS

         The financial statements incorporated by reference in this document and
elsewhere in the registration statement have been so incorporated in reliance on
the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, and given on
the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.


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                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT


ITEM 3.  INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

         The following documents of Nabors Industries, Inc. filed or to be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated herein by reference
as of their respective dates:

         (A)      Nabors' Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                  ended December 31, 1998;

         (B)      Nabors' Quarterly Reports filed on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
                  quarters ended March 31, 1999, June 30, 1999 and September 30,
                  1999;

         (C)      Nabors' Current Reports filed on Form 8-K and amendments
                  thereto, filed on January 11, 1999, February 3, 1999, March 1,
                  1999, April 22, 1999, June 21, 1999, June 30, 1999, July 6,
                  1999 and November 24, 1999; and

         (D)      The description of Nabors' common stock contained in the
                  Registration Statement on Form 8-A, File No. 1-9245, filed
                  with the Commission on August 22, 1986, as amended by
                  Amendment No. 1 dated May 20, 1992 and any subsequent
                  amendment filed for the purpose of updating the description.

         All documents subsequently filed by Nabors pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment to the registration statement relating to the
common stock offered by this document which indicates that all such common stock
has been sold or which deregisters all such common stock then remaining unsold,
shall be deemed to be incorporated into this document by reference and to be a
part of this document from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement
contained in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in this
registration statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for all
purposes to the extent that a statement contained in this registration statement
or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this registration statement modifies or supersedes
such statement.

ITEM 4.  DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.

         Not applicable.

ITEM 5.  INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.

         The validity of the issuance of the common stock offered by this
registration statement will be passed upon for Nabors by Katherine P. Ellis,
Senior Counsel of Nabors Corporate Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Nabors. As of November 30, 1999, Ms. Ellis had the right to acquire 23,250
shares of Nabors common stock through the exercise of options, none of which are
vested currently.

ITEM 6.  INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

         Under Delaware law, a corporation may include provisions in its
certificate of incorporation which relieve its directors of monetary liability
for breach of their fiduciary duty, except under certain circumstances which
include a breach of a director's duty of loyalty, acts or omissions not in good
faith or involving intentional misconduct and a knowing violation of law, or any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Nabors' Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that Nabors' directors
are not liable to Nabors or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
their fiduciary duties, subject to the exceptions specified by Delaware law.

         Delaware law also provides that when an officer, director, employee or
agent of a corporation is a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to,
any action, the corporation may indemnify such persons against expenses
(including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, if
that person acted in good faith and he or she


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reasonably believed such actions were in, or not opposed to, the best interests
of the corporation, and were not unlawful.

         Delaware law also provides that a person to be indemnified has the
right to be advanced any expenses incurred in his or her defense against any
action prior to the final disposition thereof upon receipt by Nabors of an
undertaking by or on behalf of that person to repay such amount(s) if it is
ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to such indemnification.

         Nabors' Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides these rights to
Nabors' officers, directors, employees or agents. Directors and officers of
Nabors are also parties to employment and/or indemnification agreements which
provide for these and other indemnification rights in accordance with Delaware
law. Nabors' officers and directors also are covered by directors' and officers'
insurance aggregating $50,000,000.

ITEM 7.  EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.

         Not applicable.

ITEM 8.  EXHIBITS.

         The following are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement:

         EXHIBIT
         NUMBER        DESCRIPTION
         -------       -----------
          4.1(1)       Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Nabors
                       Industries, Inc. dated March 4, 1997.

          5            Opinion of Katherine P. Ellis, Senior Counsel, Nabors
                       Corporate Services, Inc.

         15.1          Awareness letter of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

         23.1          Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

         23.2          Consent of Katherine P. Ellis, Senior Counsel, Nabors
                       Corporate Services, Inc. - contained in the opinion
                       filed as Exhibit 5.

         24            Power of Attorney (included in the signature page).
----------------
         (1) Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits to Form 10-Q, File No.
             1-9245, filed with the Commission on May 16, 1997.

ITEM 9.  UNDERTAKINGS.

         (a)      Rule 415 Offering

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

                  (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to include
any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement.

                  (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under
the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.

                  (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.


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         (b)      Filings incorporating Subsequent Exchange Act Documents by
                  Reference

         The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

         (c)      Filing of Registration Statement on Form S-8

         Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.

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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on November 30, 1999.

                                           NABORS INDUSTRIES, INC.


                                           By: /s/ Anthony G. Petrello
                                           ------------------------------
                                           Anthony G. Petrello
                                           President and Chief Operating Officer

         POWER OF ATTORNEY

         Each individual whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints
each of Anthony G. Petrello and Bruce P. Koch as his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent with full powers of substitution, for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement, and to file
the same, with all exhibits to such amendments, and all documents in connection
with such amendments, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
singly unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be in and about
the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of such grant.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Signature                                   Title                                       Date
---------                                   -----                                       ----
<S>                                         <C>                                         <C>

/s/ Eugene M. Isenberg                      Chairman and                                November 30, 1999
---------------------------                 Chief Executive Officer
Eugene M. Isenberg


/s/ Anthony G. Petrello                     President, Director                         November 30, 1999
---------------------------                 and Chief Operating Officer
Anthony G. Petrello


/s/ Richard A. Stratton                     Vice Chairman and                           November 30, 1999
---------------------------                 Director
Richard A. Stratton


/s/ Hans Schmidt                            Director                                    November 30, 1999
---------------------------
Hans Schmidt


/s/ Myron M. Sheinfeld                      Director                                    November 30, 1999
---------------------------
Myron M. Sheinfeld


/s/ Jack Wexler                             Director                                    November 30, 1999
---------------------------
Jack Wexler
</TABLE>


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<PAGE>   12


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Signature                                   Title                                       Date
---------                                   -----                                       ----
<S>                                         <C>                                         <C>

/s/ Martin J. Whitman                       Director                                    November 30, 1999
---------------------------
Martin J. Whitman


/s/ Bruce P. Koch                           Vice President - Finance                    November 30, 1999
---------------------------                 (Principal Financial and
Bruce P. Koch                               Accounting Officer)
</TABLE>


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<PAGE>   13



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
EXHIBIT
NUMBER            DESCRIPTION                                                                                    PAGE
-------           -----------                                                                                    ----
<S>               <C>                                                                                            <C>
 4.1(1)           Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Nabors Industries, Inc. dated March 4, 1997.           --

 5                Opinion of Katherine P. Ellis, Senior Counsel, Nabors Corporate Services, Inc.                  14

15.1              Awareness letter of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.                                                 16

23.1              Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.                                                          14

23.2              Consent of Katherine P. Ellis, Senior Counsel, Nabors Corporate Services, Inc. - contained      11
                  in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.

24                Power of Attorney (included in the signature pages).                                            --
</TABLE>
------------------
(1) Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits to Form 10-Q, File No. 1-9245,
    filed with the Commission on May 16, 1997.


                                  Page 13 of 16
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1

    AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 30, 1999
                                                     REGISTRATION NO. 333-
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                             NABORS INDUSTRIES, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

             DELAWARE                                  13-2615287
  (State or other jurisdiction                      (I.R.S. Employer
        of incorporation)                          Identification No.)

                        515 WEST GREENS ROAD, SUITE 1200
                              HOUSTON, TEXAS 77067
    (Address, including zip code of Registrant's principal executive offices)

                             NABORS INDUSTRIES, INC.
                  1997 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN
                      1998 CHAIRMAN'S EXECUTIVE STOCK PLAN
                            (Full title of the Plans)

                               ANTHONY G. PETRELLO
                       PRESIDENT, NABORS INDUSTRIES, INC.
                        515 WEST GREENS ROAD, SUITE 1200
                              HOUSTON, TEXAS 77067
                                (281) 874-0035
                (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone
               number, including area code, of agent for service)

                   CALCULATION OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION FEE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TITLE OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED        AMOUNT TO BE      PROPOSED MAXIMUM      PROPOSED MAXIMUM      AMOUNT OF
                                            REGISTERED(1)     OFFERING PRICE        AGGREGATE OFFERING    REGISTRATION FEE
                                                              PER SHARE             PRICE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share        2,192,943           $12.5000(2)        $27,411,788(2)       $7,236.71(2)
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share           14,000           $28.1250(2)           $393,750(2)         $103.95(2)
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share           23,400           $28.1750(2)           $659,295(2)         $174.05(2)
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share           50,100           $28.2500(2)         $1,415,325(2)         $373.65(2)
                                              ---------                              -----------          ---------
                               TOTALS         2,280,443                              $29,880,158          $7,888.36
                                              =========                              ===========          =========
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1)      Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration
         statement also covers such additional number of shares of common stock
         as may be issuable by reason of the operation of the anti-dilution
         provisions of the options granted under the 1997 Executive Officers
         Incentive Stock Plan and the 1998 Chairman's Executive Stock Plan. Such
         additional shares have been or may from time to time be issued at
         indeterminate prices, pursuant to the referenced plans.

(2)      The maximum offering price per share used to calculate the registration
         fee with respect to shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise
         of outstanding options was determined pursuant to Rule 457 under the
         Securities Act of 1933 in effect at the date of filing, using the price
         at which such options may be exercised.

                                  Page 1 of 16
2

                                     PART I

              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

Pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be
sent or given to each participant in the Nabors Industries, Inc. 1997 Executive
Officers Incentive Stock Plan and the Nabors Industries, Inc. 1998 Chairman's
Executive Stock Plan (collectively, the "Plans"). These documents and the
documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to
Item 3 of Part II hereof, taken together, constitute the Section 10(a)
Prospectus.

                                EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Prospectus filed as a part of this registration statement has been prepared
in accordance with the requirements of Part I of Form S-3 and may be used for
reofferings and resales of shares of common stock of Nabors Industries, Inc.
acquired by the persons named therein pursuant to the plans specified.

                                  Page 2 of 16
3

                                   PROSPECTUS
                             UP TO 2,280,443 SHARES
                                  COMMON STOCK,
                            PAR VALUE $.10 PER SHARE,
                                       OF
                             NABORS INDUSTRIES, INC.

This Prospectus relates to an aggregate of up to 2,280,443 shares of common
stock, par value $.10 per share, of Nabors Industries, Inc., a Delaware
corporation. These shares are held by certain persons who may be deemed to be
"affiliates" of Nabors as defined by Rule 405(a) of Regulation C of the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The shares may be offered from time to time
by the selling stockholders named in this document, or their transferees. See
"Selling Stockholders". Shares of common stock offered by this document were or
will be acquired by the selling stockholders pursuant to the following Nabors'
plans: 1997 Executive Officers Incentive Stock Plan or 1998 Chairman's Executive
Stock Plan. Sales to be made pursuant to this document are to be made through
ordinary brokerage transactions on the American Stock Exchange or any other
national securities exchange on which the shares of Nabors common stock trade,
at the price then available at the time of sale. However, the selling
stockholders may elect to offer or sell shares of Nabors common stock pursuant
to any of the methods listed in this document. In the event that the selling
stockholders elect to sell the shares of Nabors common stock in a manner other
than ordinary brokerage transactions, and to the extent required by law, Nabors
will amend or supplement this document to provide the details of the offering.
See "Plan of Distribution". This document also relates to such additional shares
of common stock as may be issued to the selling stockholders as a result of
future stock adjustments, in respect of the shares of common stock covered by
this document.

The selling stockholders and any broker or dealer that participates in the
distribution of the shares of common stock offered by this document may be
deemed to be "underwriters," as that term is construed within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Any profit on the sale of the shares of
common stock by them and any discounts and commission received by such broker or
dealer may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the
Securities Act.

Nabors will not receive any part of the proceeds from sales made under this
document. All expenses of registration incurred in connection with the offering
being made by this document are being borne by Nabors, but any brokerage
commissions and other expenses incurred by a selling stockholder will be borne
by such selling stockholder.

Nabors' common stock trades on the American Stock Exchange, and on November 29,
1999, the last practicable date preceding the date of this document, the closing
price of the common stock on such exchange was $26 3/16. Nabors' principal
executive offices are located at 515 W. Greens Road, Suite 1200, Houston, Texas
77067 and its telephone number is 281-874-0035.

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY OTHER STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

                THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOVEMBER 30, 1999

                                  Page 3 of 16
4

                              AVAILABLE INFORMATION

         Nabors is subject to the information requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and in accordance with such act files reports
and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of
such material may be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the
Commission at its principal office at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20549 at prescribed rates. In addition, such reports and other information can
be inspected and copied at the Commission's facilities referred to above and at
the public reference facilities at the Regional Offices of the Commission
located at Seven World Trade Center, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10048 and
the Northwest Atrium Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago,
Illinois 60661. Nabors is an electronic filer under the EDGAR (Electronic Data
Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval) system maintained by the Commission. The
Commission maintains a site on the Internet (http://www.sec.gov) that contains
reports and other information regarding companies that file electronically with
the Commission. Nabors' common stock trades on the American Stock Exchange, and
the reports and other information may also be inspected and copied at the
American Stock Exchange, 86 Trinity Place, New York, New York 10006.

         Nabors has filed a registration statement on Form S-8 under the
Securities Act that includes this document. This document does not contain all
of the information set forth in the registration statement, certain parts of
which are omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
Commission. For further information, you should refer to the registration
statement and its exhibits.

         Statements contained in this document or in any document incorporated
by reference into this document as to the contents of any contract or other
document are not necessarily complete. In each instance reference is made to the
copy of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration
statement or such other document. Each such statement is qualified in all
respects by such reference.

                       INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS

         The following documents filed with the Commission are incorporated in
this document by reference:

         (A)      Nabors' Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                  ended December 31, 1998;

         (B)      Nabors' Quarterly Reports filed on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
                  quarters ended March 31, 1999, June 30, 1999 and September 30,
                  1999;

         (C)      Nabors' Current Reports filed on Form 8-K and amendments
                  thereto, filed on January 11, 1999, February 3, 1999, March 1,
                  1999, April 22, 1999, June 21, 1999, June 30, 1999, July 6,
                  1999 and November 24, 1999; and

         (D)      The description of Nabors' common stock contained in the
                  registration statement on Form 8-A, File No. 1-9245, filed
                  with the Commission on August 22, 1986, as amended by
                  Amendment No. 1 dated May 20, 1992 and any subsequent
                  amendment filed for the purpose of updating the description.

         All documents filed by Nabors pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this document and prior to the
termination of the offering of shares of common stock under this document shall
be deemed incorporated by reference in this document and to be a part of this
document from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for all purposes to the extent that a statement contained
in this document or in any other subsequently filed document which also is, or
is deemed to be, incorporated by reference in this document modifies or
supersedes such statement.

         Nabors undertakes to provide without charge to each person to whom this
document is delivered, upon written or oral request of such person, a copy of
any and all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in the
registration statement filed with the Commission (of which this document is a
part) from a document or part thereof not delivered with this document, but not
including exhibits unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by
reference.

                                  Page 4 of 16
5

Requests for such information should be directed to Nabors at 515
West Greens Road, Suite 1200, Houston, Texas 77067 (telephone number (281)
874-0035), Attention: Corporate Secretary.

NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED BY NABORS TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATIONS NOT CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT. ANY INFORMATION OR
REPRESENTATION GIVEN WHICH IS NOT CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT MUST NOT BE RELIED
UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY NABORS. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS DOCUMENT
NOR ANY SALE UNDER THIS DOCUMENT SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY
IMPLICATION THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS CORRECT AS OF ANY
TIME SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE OF THIS DOCUMENT.

                                 USE OF PROCEEDS

         All of the shares offered by this document are being offered by the
selling stockholders. Nabors will receive no part of the proceeds of any sales
made under this document.

                              SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

         The shares of Nabors common stock offered by this document have been or
will have been acquired pursuant to the Nabors' plans identified above. The
following table sets forth certain information with respect to the selling
stockholders who may be selling shares of Nabors common stock pursuant to this
document.
TOTAL SHARES                           SHARES OWNED
                                             BENEFICIALLY          TOTAL          AFTER OFFERING(2)
                                             OWNED AS OF           SHARES       ---------------------
         NAME AND ADDRESS(1)               OCTOBER 31, 1999       OFFERED        NUMBER       PERCENT
         -------------------               ----------------       -------       ---------     -------
Eugene M. Isenberg                           10,825,021(3)        1,576,818     9,248,203       7.34
 Chairman of the Board, Director and
 Chief Executive Officer
Anthony G. Petrello                           4,240,935(4)          419,250     3,821,685       3.16
  Director, President and Chief
  Operating Officer
Richard A. Stratton                           1,479,370(5)          284,375     1,194,995       1.01
  Vice Chairman of the Board,
  Director and President, Nabors
  Drilling USA, Inc.
--------------------
(1)      The address for these individuals is 515 West Greens Road, Suite 1200,
         Houston, Texas 77067.
(2)      Based on 116,936,933 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as
         of October 31, 1999.  Assumes all shares held by a selling stockholder
         that are to vest December 14, 1999 become vested.
(3)      Includes options to acquire 3,000,500 shares of common stock that are
         vested currently and options to acquire 6,049,119 shares of common
         stock that are scheduled to vest on December 14, 1999. Not included in
         the table are 190,543 shares owned directly or held in trust by members
         of Mr. Isenberg's family of which Mr. Isenberg disclaims beneficial
         ownership. The shares listed for Mr. Isenberg are held directly or
         indirectly through certain trusts, defined benefit plans and individual
         retirement accounts of which Mr. Isenberg is a grantor, trustee or
         beneficiary.
(4)      Includes options to acquire 1,084,500 shares of common stock that are
         vested currently and options to acquire 3,005,423 shares that are
         scheduled to vest on December 14, 1999. The shares listed for Mr.
         Petrello are held directly or indirectly through certain trusts,
         defined benefit plans and individual retirement accounts of which Mr.
         Petrello is a grantor, trustee or beneficiary.
(5)      Includes options to acquire 387,500 shares that are vested currently
         and options to acquire 1,063,125 shares that are scheduled to vest on
         December 14, 1999.

                                  Page 5 of 16
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                              PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

         The shares of Nabors common stock offered by the selling stockholders
or their transferees are to be sold from time to time, in one or more
transactions, in whole or in part, pursuant to any of the methods listed in this
document. Sales may be made in ordinary brokerage transactions on the American
Stock Exchange or other national securities exchange on which shares of common
stock trade or may trade in the future, at the price then prevailing at the time
of sale. The commissions payable as a result of such sales will be the regular
commissions of brokers for effecting such sales. Alternatively, the selling
stockholders or their transferees may elect from time to time to offer their
shares using the following alternate methods: (1) in privately negotiated
transactions directly with purchasers or (2) through underwriters, dealers or
agents, who may acquire shares as principal (which persons may then resell the
shares), or who may receive compensation in the form of underwriting discounts,
commissions, or commissions from the selling stockholders and/or purchasers of
the common stock for whom they may act as agent. Unless disclosed otherwise in a
prospectus supplement or amendment (see below) any sale pursuant to the
alternate method described in clause (1) of the preceding sentence will be
negotiated directly between the selling stockholder and the purchaser, and no
finders or agents will be employed nor any commissions or fees paid.

         Any offer or sale made pursuant to an alternate method may be made for
a fixed price, which may be changed, or at varying prices determined at the time
of sale or at negotiated prices. Upon notice from a selling stockholder that he
has elected to use an alternate method for an offer or sale, and to the extent
required by the Securities Act, a prospectus supplement or amendment will be
distributed which will set forth the aggregate number of shares of Nabors common
stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names
of any underwriter, dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions, concessions
and other items constituting compensation from the selling stockholders or the
purchasers or the shares, any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or
reallowed or paid to dealers and any other material information required by the
Securities Act.

         The selling stockholders and any underwriter, broker, dealer or other
agent that participates in the distribution of the shares of common stock
offered by this document may be deemed to be "underwriters", as that term is
defined under the Securities Act or associated rules. Any profit on the sale of
the shares of common stock by them and any discounts and commissions received by
any such underwriter, broker, dealer or any other agent may be deemed to be
underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.

         Nabors has informed the selling stockholders that the anti-manipulative
rules contained in Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to their sales
in the market and has informed them of the requirement for delivery of this
document in connection with any sale of common stock offered by this document.
All expenses of registration incurred in connection with the offering being made
of this document are being borne by Nabors, but any brokerage commissions and
other expenses incurred by a selling stockholder will be borne by such selling
stockholder.

         Any shares of Nabors common stock covered by this document which
qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be sold under
that rule rather than pursuant to this document.

                                 INDEMNIFICATION

         Under Delaware law, a corporation may include provisions in its
certificate of incorporation which relieves its directors of monetary liability
for breach of their fiduciary duty, except under certain circumstances which
include a breach of a director's duty of loyalty, acts or omissions not in good
faith or involving intentional misconduct and a knowing violation of law, or any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Nabors' Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that Nabors' directors
are not liable to Nabors or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
their fiduciary duties, subject to the exceptions specified by Delaware law.

         Delaware law also provides that when an officer, director, employee or
agent of a corporation is a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to,
any action, the corporation may indemnify such person against expenses
(including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, if
that person acted in good faith and he or she reasonably believed such actions
were in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and were not
unlawful.

         Delaware law also provides that a person to be indemnified has the
right to be advanced any expenses incurred in his or her defense against any
action prior to the final disposition thereof upon receipt by Nabors of an
undertaking

                                  Page 6 of 16
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by or on behalf of that person to repay such amount(s) if it is ultimately
determined that such person is not entitled to such indemnification.

         Nabors' Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides these rights to
Nabors' officers, directors, employees or agents. Directors and officers of
Nabors are also parties to indemnification and/or employment agreements which
provide for these and other indemnification rights in accordance with Delaware
law. In addition, Nabors has obtained an aggregate of $50,000,000 of directors'
and officers' insurance coverage.

         Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling Nabors
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, Nabors has been informed that, in the
opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

                                  LEGAL MATTERS

         The validity of the issuance of the Nabors common stock offered by this
document will be passed upon for Nabors by Katherine P. Ellis, Senior Counsel of
Nabors Corporate Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nabors. As of
November 30, 1999, Ms. Ellis had the right to acquire 23,250 shares of Nabors
common stock through the exercise of options, none of which are vested
currently.

                                     EXPERTS

         The financial statements incorporated by reference in this document and
elsewhere in the registration statement have been so incorporated in reliance on
the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, and given on
the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

                                  Page 7 of 16
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                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3.  INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

         The following documents of Nabors Industries, Inc. filed or to be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated herein by reference
as of their respective dates:

         (A)      Nabors' Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                  ended December 31, 1998;

         (B)      Nabors' Quarterly Reports filed on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
                  quarters ended March 31, 1999, June 30, 1999 and September 30,
                  1999;

         (C)      Nabors' Current Reports filed on Form 8-K and amendments
                  thereto, filed on January 11, 1999, February 3, 1999, March 1,
                  1999, April 22, 1999, June 21, 1999, June 30, 1999, July 6,
                  1999 and November 24, 1999; and

         (D)      The description of Nabors' common stock contained in the
                  Registration Statement on Form 8-A, File No. 1-9245, filed
                  with the Commission on August 22, 1986, as amended by
                  Amendment No. 1 dated May 20, 1992 and any subsequent
                  amendment filed for the purpose of updating the description.

         All documents subsequently filed by Nabors pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment to the registration statement relating to the
common stock offered by this document which indicates that all such common stock
has been sold or which deregisters all such common stock then remaining unsold,
shall be deemed to be incorporated into this document by reference and to be a
part of this document from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement
contained in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in this
registration statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for all
purposes to the extent that a statement contained in this registration statement
or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this registration statement modifies or supersedes
such statement.

ITEM 4.  DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.

         Not applicable.

ITEM 5.  INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.

         The validity of the issuance of the common stock offered by this
registration statement will be passed upon for Nabors by Katherine P. Ellis,
Senior Counsel of Nabors Corporate Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Nabors. As of November 30, 1999, Ms. Ellis had the right to acquire 23,250
shares of Nabors common stock through the exercise of options, none of which are
vested currently.

ITEM 6.  INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

         Under Delaware law, a corporation may include provisions in its
certificate of incorporation which relieve its directors of monetary liability
for breach of their fiduciary duty, except under certain circumstances which
include a breach of a director's duty of loyalty, acts or omissions not in good
faith or involving intentional misconduct and a knowing violation of law, or any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Nabors' Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that Nabors' directors
are not liable to Nabors or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
their fiduciary duties, subject to the exceptions specified by Delaware law.

         Delaware law also provides that when an officer, director, employee or
agent of a corporation is a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to,
any action, the corporation may indemnify such persons against expenses
(including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, if
that person acted in good faith and he or she

                                  Page 8 of 16
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reasonably believed such actions were in, or not opposed to, the best interests
of the corporation, and were not unlawful.

         Delaware law also provides that a person to be indemnified has the
right to be advanced any expenses incurred in his or her defense against any
action prior to the final disposition thereof upon receipt by Nabors of an
undertaking by or on behalf of that person to repay such amount(s) if it is
ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to such indemnification.

         Nabors' Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides these rights to
Nabors' officers, directors, employees or agents. Directors and officers of
Nabors are also parties to employment and/or indemnification agreements which
provide for these and other indemnification rights in accordance with Delaware
law. Nabors' officers and directors also are covered by directors' and officers'
insurance aggregating $50,000,000.

ITEM 7.  EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.

         Not applicable.

ITEM 8.  EXHIBITS.

         The following are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement:

         EXHIBIT
         NUMBER        DESCRIPTION
         -------       -----------
          4.1(1)       Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Nabors
                       Industries, Inc. dated March 4, 1997.

          5            Opinion of Katherine P. Ellis, Senior Counsel, Nabors
                       Corporate Services, Inc.

         15.1          Awareness letter of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

         23.1          Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

         23.2          Consent of Katherine P. Ellis, Senior Counsel, Nabors
                       Corporate Services, Inc. - contained in the opinion
                       filed as Exhibit 5.

         24            Power of Attorney (included in the signature page).
----------------
         (1) Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits to Form 10-Q, File No.
             1-9245, filed with the Commission on May 16, 1997.

ITEM 9.  UNDERTAKINGS.

         (a)      Rule 415 Offering

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

                  (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to include
any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement.

                  (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under
the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.

                  (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.

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         (b)      Filings incorporating Subsequent Exchange Act Documents by
                  Reference

         The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

         (c)      Filing of Registration Statement on Form S-8

         Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.

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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on November 30, 1999.

                                           NABORS INDUSTRIES, INC.

                                           By: /s/ Anthony G. Petrello
                                           ------------------------------
                                           Anthony G. Petrello
                                           President and Chief Operating Officer

         POWER OF ATTORNEY

         Each individual whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints
each of Anthony G. Petrello and Bruce P. Koch as his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent with full powers of substitution, for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement, and to file
the same, with all exhibits to such amendments, and all documents in connection
with such amendments, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
singly unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be in and about
the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of such grant.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature                                   Title                                       Date
---------                                   -----                                       ----
/s/ Eugene M. Isenberg                      Chairman and                                November 30, 1999
---------------------------                 Chief Executive Officer
Eugene M. Isenberg

/s/ Anthony G. Petrello                     President, Director                         November 30, 1999
---------------------------                 and Chief Operating Officer
Anthony G. Petrello

/s/ Richard A. Stratton                     Vice Chairman and                           November 30, 1999
---------------------------                 Director
Richard A. Stratton

/s/ Hans Schmidt                            Director                                    November 30, 1999
---------------------------
Hans Schmidt

/s/ Myron M. Sheinfeld                      Director                                    November 30, 1999
---------------------------
Myron M. Sheinfeld

/s/ Jack Wexler                             Director                                    November 30, 1999
---------------------------
Jack Wexler
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Signature                                   Title                                       Date
---------                                   -----                                       ----
/s/ Martin J. Whitman                       Director                                    November 30, 1999
---------------------------
Martin J. Whitman

/s/ Bruce P. Koch                           Vice President - Finance                    November 30, 1999
---------------------------                 (Principal Financial and
Bruce P. Koch                               Accounting Officer)
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER            DESCRIPTION                                                                                    PAGE
-------           -----------                                                                                    ----
4.1(1)           Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Nabors Industries, Inc. dated March 4, 1997.           --

 5                Opinion of Katherine P. Ellis, Senior Counsel, Nabors Corporate Services, Inc.                  14

15.1              Awareness letter of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.                                                 16

23.1              Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.                                                          14

23.2              Consent of Katherine P. Ellis, Senior Counsel, Nabors Corporate Services, Inc. - contained      11
                  in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.

24                Power of Attorney (included in the signature pages).                                            --
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(1) Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits to Form 10-Q, File No. 1-9245,
    filed with the Commission on May 16, 1997.

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