STEINHAUSEN, Switzerland - Transocean Ltd . (NYSE:RIG), a major provider of offshore drilling services, has announced the awarding of new contracts and extensions that contribute approximately $326 million to the company's backlog, which now stands at roughly $9 billion. The latest Fleet Status Report, which details the current status and contract information for Transocean's offshore drilling fleet, was released today.
Among the significant updates, the Transocean Barents has been awarded a minimum 540-day contract for operations in the Romanian Black Sea (NYSE:SE), with a daily rate of $465,000. Additionally, the Deepwater Skyros secured a three-well extension in Angola at a daily rate of $400,000. In the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, the Deepwater Invictus has been contracted for a 40-day period.
Transocean specializes in deepwater and harsh environment drilling services and boasts the highest specification floating offshore drilling fleet in the world. The company currently owns or has partial ownership interests in and operates a fleet of 37 mobile offshore drilling units, including 28 ultra-deepwater floaters and nine harsh environment floaters. Transocean is also in the process of constructing one additional ultra-deepwater drillship.
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