secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Valaris Ltd (VAL)
CIK:        0000314808
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-05T21:01:16+00:00
Accession:  0000314808-26-000139
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314808/000031480826000139/0000314808-26-000139-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314808/000031480826000139/val-20260805.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000314808-26-000139

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