Transocean wins long-term drilling contracts from ONGC of India and Norwegian consortia

摘要

TRANSOCEAN INC'S semisubmersible Transocean Leader was awarded a one-year contract from Statoil for drilling offshore Norway. The contract is expected to commence by September 2007 in direct continuation of its current contract. Revenues of approximately 133 million dollars could be generated during the one-year period. Also, ONGC of India contracted the Discoverer Seven Seas for a three-year period. The rig is currently contracted to ONGC to February 2007. The new contract is expected to commence by the end of May 2007 following an estimated 90-day shipyard program. Revenues of approximately 345 million dollars could be generated during the contract.