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http://www.scandoil.com/moxie-bm2/news/company_news/transocean-ltd-provides-fleet-status-report-16.shtmlTransocean Ltd. Provides Quarterly Fleet Status Report
Transocean Ltd. has issued its quarterly Fleet Status Report that provides the current status of and contract information for the company’s fleet of offshore drilling rigs.
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Transocean Ltd. has issued a quarterly Fleet Status Report that provides the current status of and contract information for the company’s fleet of offshore drilling rigs.
On January 30, 2018, the company closed the acquisition of Songa Offshore SE. The transaction added seven semisubmersibles to the company’s fleet, including four high-specification, harsh environment CAT-D rigs under long-term contracts with Statoil. As of February 19, 2018, the combined company’s contract backlog is USD 12.8 billion.
On February 12, 2018, the newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship Deepwater Poseidon commenced operations on its 10-year contract with Shell in the US Gulf of Mexico.
This report also includes the following:
- Deepwater Asgard – Awarded a three-well contract plus a one-well option in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico;
- Deepwater Invictus – Awarded a two-well contract extension in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico;
- Discoverer India – Awarded a five-well contract offshore the Ivory Coast;
- Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 – Awarded a three-well contract plus five one-well options offshore Myanmar;
- Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1 – Awarded a six-well contract plus options offshore India;
- Deepwater Nautilus – Awarded a one-well contract plus three one-well options offshore Brunei;
- Transocean Spitsbergen – Awarded a 22-well contract plus one three-well option and two one-well options in the Norwegian North Sea;
- Paul B. Loyd, Jr. – Awarded a one-well contract in the U.K. North Sea;
- Transocean Leader – Amendment, that replaces the previous contract scheduled to expire in May 2019, is comprised of 210 days commencing in July of 2018 in the U.K. North Sea; and awarded a 90-day contract plus a one-well option in the U.K. North Sea with another customer.
- Transocean Arctic – Awarded two contracts with different customers in the Norwegian North Sea: Three-well contract plus two one-well options; and Four-well contract.
