May 1 (Reuters) - Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc (NYSE:DO) DO.N
* Diamond Offshore announces first quarter 2017 results
* Q1 earnings per share $0.17
* As of March 31, 2017, company's total contracted backlog was $3.2 billion, which represents 23 rig years of work
* Qtrly total revenues $ 374.2 million versus $ 470.5 million
* During quarter, company executed new contracts for Ocean Monarch in Australia, first of which is scheduled to commence in late Q1 of 2018
* Q1 earnings per share view $0.12, revenue view $363.5 million -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S Source text for Eikon: ID:nPn4467Hra Further company coverage: DO.N