Exhibit 10.1

FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as
of May 6, 2014 (this "Amendment"), is among TESCO US HOLDING LP (the "US
Borrower"), TESCO CORPORATION (the "Canadian Borrower", and collectively with
the US Borrower, the "Borrowers"), the LENDERS party hereto, and JPMORGAN CHASE
BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent.

RECITAL

The Borrowers, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to a Second
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 27, 2012 (as amended or
modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"). The Borrowers desire to
amend the Credit Agreement as set forth herein and the Lenders are willing to do
so in accordance with the terms hereof.

TERMS

In consideration of the premises and of the mutual agreements herein contained,
the parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1.
AMENDMENTS.

Upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article 3 hereof, the
Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1.1    Section 6.06(d) of the Credit Agreement is restated as follows:

(d) the Parent may make Restricted Payments consisting of redemptions,
retirements, acquisitions, cancellations or terminations of any Equity Interests
in the Parent in an aggregate amount after the Effective Date not to exceed
$150,000,000, provided that, before and after giving pro forma effect to such
Restricted Payments, (i) no Default exists or would be caused thereby, (ii) the
representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents shall be true and
correct on and as of the date thereof (both before and after giving pro forma
effect thereto) as if made on such date, (iii) the Leverage Ratio is less than
2.0:1.0, and (iv) the sum of (A) Unrestricted Cash plus (B) the excess of the
aggregate Commitments over the Revolving Loans and the LC Exposure is at least
$50,000,000; and

ARTICLE 2.
REPRESENTATIONS.

Each Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders and Administrative Agent
that:

2.1    The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment are within each
Borrower's corporate, company, limited partnership or similar powers and have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, company, limited partnership or
similar action and, if required, stockholder, member, partnership or similar
action.

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2.2    This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by each Borrower and
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Borrower, enforceable
in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other laws affecting
creditors' rights generally and subject to general principles of equity,
regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

2.3    The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment by each
Borrower (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing
with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as have
been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (b) will not violate any
applicable law or regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational
documents of the Parent or any of its material Subsidiaries or any order of any
Governmental Authority, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any
indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon the Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any
payment to be made by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, and (d) except as
required under the Loan Documents, will not result in the creation or imposition
of any material Lien on any asset of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries,
other than Liens permitted under Section 6.02.

2.4    The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the
Credit Agreement or in any other Loan Document are true and correct in all
material respects on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent such
representations and warranties are expressly limited to any earlier date (in
which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all
material respects on and as of such earlier date).

2.5    Before and after giving effect to the amendments herein contained, no
Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

ARTICLE 3.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.

This Amendment shall be effective as of the date hereof when each of the
following conditions is satisfied:

3.1    This Amendment shall be executed by each of the Borrowers and the
Required Lenders.

3.2    The Consent and Agreement attached hereto shall be executed by each of
the Guarantors.

ARTICLE 4.
MISCELLANEOUS.

4.1    References in the Credit Agreement or in any other Loan Document to the
Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement as
amended hereby and as further amended from time to time. Except as expressly
amended hereby, each Borrower agrees that the Loan Documents are ratified and
confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect and that it has no set off,
counterclaim, defense or other claim or dispute with respect to any of the
foregoing. The terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective
meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement. This Amendment may be signed
upon any number of counterparts with the same effect as if the signatures
thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. Delivery of an executed

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counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by telecopy or any other
electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page
shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this
Amendment.

4.2    This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the
laws of the State of New York.
    
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first
above written.

TESCO CORPORATION

By: /s/ Julio M Quintana                
Name:    Julio M Quintana
Title:    President & Chief Executive Officer

TESCO US HOLDING LP

By: TESCO CANADA INTERNATIONAL INC.,
its general partner

By: /s/ Christopher L Boone            
Name:    Christopher L Boone
Title:    Senior Vice President

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., individually and as Administrative Agent

By: /s/ Thomas Okamoto                
Name:    Thomas Okamoto
Title:    Authorized Officer

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., TORONTO BRANCH, as the Canadian Swingline Lender and
Issuing Bank to Canadian LC Obligors

By: /s/ Thomas Okamoto                
Name:    Thomas Okamoto
Title:    Authorized Officer

AMEGY BANK NA

                        
By: /s/ James C. Day                    
Name:    James C. Day
Title:    Vice President

BOKF, NA dba Bank of Texas

By: /s/ Marian Livingston                
Name:    Marian Livingston
Title:    Senior Vice President

COMERICA BANK

By: /s/ Bradley Kuhn                    
Name:    Bradley Kuhn
Title:    AVP

HSBC BANK USA, N.A.

By: /s/ Michael Bustios                    
Name:    Michael Bustios
Title:    Vice President    
20556

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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

By: /s/ Wade Talbott                    
Name:    Wade Talbott
Title:    Director, Credit Solutions Group

By: /s/ Dave Forbes                    
Name:    Dave Forbes
Title:    Director & Group Lead, Credit Solutions Group

TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK

By: /s/ Jeff Deutsch                    
Name:    Jeff Deutsch
Title:    SVP

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CONSENT AND AGREEMENT

As of the date and year first above written, each of the undersigned hereby:

(a) fully consents to the terms and provisions of the above Amendment and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby;

(b) acknowledges and agrees that (i) each Loan Document to which it is a party
are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect, and
(ii) it has no setoff, counterclaim, defense or other claim or dispute with
respect to any Collateral Document to which it is a party or any other Loan
Document to which it is a party thereto;

(c) represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:
(i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Consent and Agreement are
within each Guarantor's corporate, company, limited partnership or similar
powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, company,
limited partnership or similar action and, if required, stockholder, member,
partnership or similar action; (ii) this Consent and Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by each Guarantor and constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation of each Guarantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms,
subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent
conveyance, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights generally and
subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law, and (iii) the execution, delivery and
performance of this Consent and Agreement by each Guarantor (A) do not require
any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by,
any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in
full force and effect, (B) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or
the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Parent or any of
its material Subsidiaries or any order of any Governmental Authority, (D) will
not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other
instrument binding upon the Parent or any of its material Subsidiaries or its
assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by
the Parent or any of its material Subsidiaries, and (E) except as required under
the Loan Documents, will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on
any asset of the Parent or any of its material Subsidiaries, other than Liens
permitted under Section 6.02.

Terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed
thereto in the Credit Agreement. This Consent and Agreement may be signed upon
any number of counterparts with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and
hereto were upon the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a
signature page of this Consent and Agreement by telecopy or any other electronic
means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be
effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Consent and
Agreement.
                        

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TESCO CORPORATION

By: /s/ Julio M Quintana                
Name:    Julio M Quintana
Title:    President & Chief Executive Officer

TESCO US HOLDING LP

By: TESCO CANADA INTERNATIONAL INC.,
its general partner

By: /s/ Christopher L Boone                
Name:    Christopher L Boone
Title:    Senior Vice President

TESCO CANADA INTERNATIONAL INC.

By: /s/ Christopher L Boone                
Name:    Christopher L Boone
Title:    Senior Vice President

TESCO SERVICES INTERNATIONAL INC.

By: /s/ Christopher L Boone                
Name:    Christopher L Boone
Title:    Senior Vice President

Tesco Products Ltd.

By: /s/ Dean Ferris                    
Name:    Dean Ferris
Title:    President

TESCO DRILLING TECHNOLOGY INC.

By: /s/ Dean Ferris                    
Name:    Dean Ferris
Title:    President

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TESCO DRILLING TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

By: /s/ Dean Ferris                    
Name:    Dean Ferris
Title:    President

TESCO CORPORATION (US)

By: /s/ Jason Burton                    
Name:    Jason Burton
Title:    Vice President

TESCO OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC.

By: /s/ Tyler Wilson                    
Name:    Tyler Wilson
Title:    President

P.T. TESCO INDONESIA

By: /s/ Dean Ferris                    
Name:    Dean Ferris
Title:    Commissioner

TESCO R.F. COMPANY LIMITED

By: /s/ Dean Ferris                    
Name:    Dean Ferris
Title:    Director

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PERSONAL TECNICO PARA SERVICIOS PETROLEROS S.A. DE C.V.

By: /s/ Michael Edward Irausquin            
Name:    Michael Edward Irausquin
Title:    Legal Representative

DRILLING INNOVATION DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V.

By: /s/ Michael Edward Irausquin            
Name:    Michael Edward Irausquin
Title:    Legal Representative

TESCO ARGENTINA S.A.

By: /s/ Michael Edward Irausquin            
Name:    Michael Edward Irausquin
Title:    President