Offshore

Deepwater Thalassa Reaches Freeport for Mexico Mobilisation

Deepwater Thalassa arrived in Freeport, The Bahamas for ~42 days of preparations before mobilising to offshore Mexico for a three-year Woodside term at the Trion development.

Deepwater Thalassa (Image credit: Transocean)

5, February 2026
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Deepwater Thalassa, a 12,000-ft (3,657.6 m) drillship operated by Transocean, has arrived in Freeport, The Bahamas, to start contract preparations for its next offshore Mexico assignment.

The unit is expected to stay in The Bahamas for about 42 days for preparation work. It will then mobilise to Mexico for a three-year term with Woodside, carrying out drilling at the Trion development. The start of the Woodside contract is expected around late March to mid-April 2026.

In late January 2026, Shell released Deepwater Thalassa, bringing to a close a 10-year contract for the 7th generation drillship. Over that period, the rig worked mainly in the US Gulf.

Tags: drillship, offshore drilling, Transocean, Trion, Woodside

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