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Transocean Acquires Valaris in $5.8 Billion Deal: A Game-Changer for Offshore Drilling

February 9, 2026 Clark Savage

In a landmark move shaking up the offshore drilling sector, Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) has announced its acquisition of Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL) in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $5.8 billion. This deal, unveiled […]

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Exploration and Production

Valaris rig told to stop drilling at Santos’ gas project over blowout concerns

May 12, 2025 Mariel Alumit

Australia’s offshore safety regulator NOPSEMA has ordered driller Valaris to stop drilling at the Barossa gas field 300 km north of Darwin over concerns regarding crucial safety equipment. Valaris’ 2011-built MS-1 semisub drilling rig was […]

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Valaris bags $135m drillship deal in Africa

May 6, 2025 Stu Turley

New York-listed offshore driller Valaris has been awarded a five-well contract offshore West Africa for one of its drillships. The contract, awarded to the 2014-built Valaris DS-15 drillship by an undisclosed client, is expected to […]

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Exploration and Production

Valaris wins $120m in deals and gets rid of four stacked rigs

February 19, 2025 Mariel Alumit

New York-listed offshore driller Valaris has won several deals and contract extensions for its jackup rig fleet and revealed its plans to rid itself of four rigs. The company won a 600-day priced contract extension […]

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Valaris builds on ‘contracting success’ from 2022 with new floater and jack-up deals in 2023

February 22, 2023 Mariel Alumit

Home Fossil Energy Valaris builds on ‘contracting success’ from 2022 with new floater and jack-up deals in 2023 Valaris has revealed a robust performance during 4Q 2022 while kicking off 2023 with new contracts and […]

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