Transocean jumps after securing $80M ultra-deepwater rig contract (RIG:NYSE)

Transocean jumps after securing $80M ultra-deepwater rig contract (RIG:NYSE)

Transocean said its Deepwater Conqueror ultra-deepwater drillship was awarded a two-well contract for work in Equatorial Guinea by an undisclosed operator.

Transocean drillship lands new work offshore Equatorial Guinea

Transocean secured a two-well contract for the ultra-deepwater drillship Deepwater Conqueror to work offshore Equatorial Guinea for an undisclosed operator. The estimated 170-day campaign is expected to begin in 2027, in direct continuation of the rig’s current contract in the US Gulf. The Deepwater Conqueror is a DSME 12000 ultra-deepwater dual-activity drillship, built by Daewoo …

Transocean lands drillship work in Equatorial Guinea

Swiss-based offshore drilling giant Transocean has won drillship work in Equatorial Guinea with an undisclosed operator. Transocean said it was awarded a two-well contract for its 2016-built drillship Deepwater Conqueror. The estimated 170-day campaign is expected to commence in 2027 in direct continuation of the rig’s current $530,000 per day contract in the US Gulf …