Transocean added about $1.0 billion to backlog through a new Transocean Barents contract in Norway and extensions for Deepwater Orion and Deepwater Aquila offshore Brazil.
Transocean announced Norway fixtures totaling about $184 million in firm backlog, including a seven-well Encourage extension starting Q1 2027 and Enabler options adding 70 days through December 2027.
Noble adds about $1.3 billion backlog from nine rig awards, led by a three-year Noble GreatWhite Norway contract plus work in Nigeria, Guyana, the U.S. Gulf, Trinidad and South America.
