secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Valaris Ltd (VAL)
CIK:        0000314808
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000314808-24-000056
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Valaris reports $480M in new contracts, backlog rises to $4.0B, but two rig contracts suspended
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- New contract awards and extensions add ~$480M to backlog; total backlog $4.0B (up from $3.9B in Feb).
- Three-year extension with BP for Mad Dog and Thunder Horse rigs valued at ~$259M total.
- ARO Drilling suspends contract for jackup VALARIS 143; termination expected, rig returns to Valaris.
- VALARIS 92 receives suspension notice from Feb 2025, reducing backlog by ~$35M.
- Two new drillships (DS-14, DS-13) arrive in Las Palmas, Spain for stacking until contracted.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314808/000031480824000056/0000314808-24-000056-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314808/000031480824000056/val-20240430.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000314808-24-000056

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