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Transocean Ltd. Announces $181Mln Contract Extension for Harsh Environment Semisubmersible Transocean Spitsbergen

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) announced on Wednesday (Jul 06) that Equinor Energy AS has awarded an additional nine wells plus two, one-well options to the contract for the harsh environment semisubmersible Transocean Spitsbergen for work offshore …

Jul 7, 2022 / Vessels

Transocean Ltd. Announces $181 Million Contract Extension for Harsh Environment Semisubmersible Transocean Spitsbergen

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) announced today that Equinor Energy AS has awarded an additional nine wells plus two, one-well options to the contract for the harsh environment semisubmersible Transocean Spitsbergen for work offshore Norway. The firm …

Jun 8, 2022 / Vessels

Transocean Spitsbergen to drill for two licences

Equinor has, on behalf of the Haltenbanken West Unit and Halten East licences, awarded Transocean Spitsbergen a firm drilling programme consisting of nine wells and options for another two. The value of the contract is estimated at around NOK 2.4 …

Jun 7, 2022 / Curious

Bulk carrier Accolade II Collides with Fishing Vessel Sand Groper off Port Adelaide

The ATSB is investigating a collision between the bulk carrier Accolade II and fishing vessel Sand Groper off Port Adelaide on 29 February 2020. Caption: Bulk carrier Accolade II - Image courtesy of Trevor Powell The collision occurred in the …

Mar 5, 2020 / Accidents

Transocean Ltd. Announces World’s First Hybrid Floating Drilling Unit

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) announced yesterday that it has successfully deployed the world’s first hybrid energy storage system aboard a floating drilling unit. The system is now operational on the Transocean Spitsbergen, engaged in drilling …

Oct 3, 2019 / Vessels