Transocean Ltd. Provides Fleet Update Summary
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ZUG, SWITZERLAND--(Marketwire - December 17, 2012) - Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG)
(SIX: RIGN) today issued a monthly fleet update summary which includes new
contracts, significant changes to existing contracts, and changes in estimated
planned out of service time of 15 or more days associated with continuing
operations since November 18, 2012. The value of new contracts or extensions
since the November 18, 2012 fleet update summary is approximately $119 million.
Estimated 2012 out of service time increased by a net 40 days, including 22 days
to complete repairs on the Henry Goodrich and 19 days to complete work scope on
the GSF Explorer. Estimated 2013 out of service time decreased by a net 17 days.
Other highlights are as follows:
* Discoverer Seven Seas - Awarded a three-well contract for work offshore
Indonesia at a dayrate of $500,000 ($90 million contract backlog). The rig's
prior dayrate was $490,000.
* GSF Magellan - Customer exercised a six-month option for work offshore
Nigeria at a dayrate of $160,000 ($29 million contract backlog). The rig's
prior dayrate was $143,000.
* On November 30, 2012, the company completed the sale of 37 standard jackups
and one swamp barge to Shelf Drilling and will no longer include the rigs in
the monthly fleet updates.
The report can be accessed at www.deepwater.com by clicking on the Fleet Status
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Forward-Looking Statements
Statements regarding the estimated duration of customer contracts, contract
dayrate amounts, future contract commencement dates and locations, planned
shipyard projects and other out of service time, sales of drilling units, as
well as any other statements that are not historical facts in the report, are
forward-looking statements that involve certain risks, uncertainties and
assumptions. These include but are not limited to operating hazards and delays,
risks associated with international operations, actions by customers and other
third parties, the future prices of oil and gas and other factors detailed in
the company's most recent Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties
materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results
may vary materially from those indicated.
About Transocean
Transocean is a leading international provider of offshore contract drilling
services for oil and gas wells. The company specializes in technically demanding
sectors of the global offshore drilling business with a particular focus on
deepwater and harsh environment drilling services, and believes that it operates
one of the most versatile offshore drilling fleets in the world.
Transocean owns or has partial ownership interests in, and operates a fleet of,
82 mobile offshore drilling units consisting of 48 High-Specification Floaters
(Ultra-Deepwater, Deepwater and Harsh-Environment drilling rigs), 25 Midwater
Floaters and nine High-Specification Jackups. In addition, we have six Ultra-
Deepwater Drillships and three High-Specification Jackups under construction.
For more information about Transocean, please visit the website
www.deepwater.com.
Analyst Contacts:
Thad Vayda
+1 713-232-7551
Diane Vento
+1 713-232-8015
Media Contact:
Guy A. Cantwell
+1 713-232-7647
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