Overview
- Transocean announced a binding two‑year Letter of Award for the Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 on Thursday, with the deal valued at about $300 million when mobilization and ancillary services are included.
- Work is set to begin in the first quarter of 2027 and ONGC holds two priced one‑year options that could extend the rig's deployment in India into early 2031.
- The KG2 is a 2010‑built, sixth‑generation ultra‑deepwater drillship in Transocean's floater fleet and is rated to operate in very deep waters and drill to extreme depths.
- RIG shares ticked up modestly after the announcement and analysts said the contract adds backlog and cash‑flow visibility while noting the company still faces past revenue declines and net losses.
- Mobilizing the rig to Indian waters is a material part of the contract value and the deployment will change Transocean's fleet scheduling and support ONGC's deepwater activity off India's east coast.