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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000314808-26-000139"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VAL"
cik: "0000314808"
company_name: "Valaris Ltd"
filed_at: "2026-08-05T21:01:16+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-05T21:02:05.162017+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Valaris reports $4.6B backlog, new contracts >$160M, sells two stacked jackups for $74M

## Summary
- New contracts and extensions add >$160M to backlog; total backlog $4.6B as of Aug 5, 2026.
- Sold stacked jackups VALARIS 104 and 109 for total cash proceeds of $74M in June/July 2026.
- Letter of Award for VALARIS DS-18 two-well exploration program in Gulf of America, expected Q4 2026.
- VALARIS 248 awarded 41-well P&A contract in UK North Sea, estimated $140M backlog, starting mid-2027.
- Middle East rigs remain under contract; VALARIS 110 resumed operations offshore Qatar in late May 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000314808-26-000139
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VAL
- cik: 0000314808
- company_name: Valaris Ltd
- filed_at: 2026-08-05T21:01:16+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314808/000031480826000139/0000314808-26-000139-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314808/000031480826000139/val-20260805.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000314808-26-000139.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000314808-26-000139.txt

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