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.
Transocean secures new Brazil and Norway work for Deepwater Mykonos and Transocean Enabler, lifting firm backlog by about $168 million through contracts with BP, Equinor and Petrobras.
Transocean has secured a six-well contract offshore Australia for Deepwater Skyros, a 320-day campaign starting in 1Q 2027 and expected to add about $130 million to backlog, excluding mob/demob fees.
Transocean’s Equinox semisubmersible rig is en route to the Essington-1 gas exploration well under ConocoPhillips’ Otway program, marking the start of a key offshore drilling phase in the VIC/P79 block off Australia.
Equinor has mobilized COSL and Transocean rigs to execute drilling programs across the Norwegian and Barents Seas, following the receipt of all regulatory approvals.
Transocean has secured $243 million in backlog after bp and Petrobras extended contracts for its ultra-deepwater drillships in the Gulf of Mexico and Brazil.
