Transocean Ltd. has issued  its quarterly Fleet Status Report (photo: Transocean Ltd.)

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. As of July 25, 2017, the company’s contract backlog is USD 10.2 billion.

The ultra-deepwater semisubmersible GSF Development Driller I was awarded a three-well contract plus two one-well options offshore Australia. Following a cold-stacked reactivation and mobilisation, the floater is expected to commence operations in the first quarter of 2018.

The report also includes the following:

• Deepwater Asgard – Awarded a two-well contract in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The ultra-deepwater drillship was previously idle.
• Development Driller III – Awarded a two-well contract. The ultra-deepwater semisubmersible was previously idle.
• Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 – Customer exercised two one-well options offshore Myanmar.
• Paul B. Loyd, Jr. – Customer exercised a one-well option in the UK North Sea.
• Transocean Arctic – Customer exercised three one-well options in the Norwegian North Sea.
• The midwater floaters Transocean Prospect and Transocean Searcher were classified as held for sale. The rigs will be recycled in an environmentally responsible manner.

The report can be accessed on the company’s website: www.deepwater.com.

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