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accession: "0001451505-26-000068"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RIG"
cik: "0001451505"
company_name: "Transocean Ltd."
filed_at: "2026-09-15T10:17:18+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-15T10:20:19.805948+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Transocean's Deepwater Conqueror awarded $80M two-well contract in Equatorial Guinea

## Summary
- Deepwater Conqueror wins 2-well contract in Equatorial Guinea with undisclosed operator.
- Estimated 170-day campaign expected to start 2027, continuing directly from current U.S. Gulf work.
- Adds roughly $80 million to backlog, excluding additional services and mobilization/demobilization fees.
- Contract award signals continued demand for ultra-deepwater drillships.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001451505-26-000068
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RIG
- cik: 0001451505
- company_name: Transocean Ltd.
- filed_at: 2026-09-15T10:17:18+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1451505/000145150526000068/0001451505-26-000068-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1451505/000145150526000068/rig-20260915x8k.htm

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