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Transocean is a leader in rig-based well construction services. With a fleet of 49 mobile offshore drilling units, consisting of 28 ultra-deepwater, 14 harsh environment and three midwater floaters, Transocean operates the highest specification floating offshore drilling fleet in the world with a particular focus on ultra-deepwater and harsh environments. The Company also is constructing four ultra-deepwater drillships, including the first ultra-deepwater drillship rated for 20,000 psi operations, the Deepwater Titan.

Transocean can trace its roots to the 1920’s and to the draftsman and landman T.S. “Stoney” Stoneman. He purchased the first drilling rig for the Danciger Oil & Refining Company and played key leadership roles in pioneering offshore drilling with The Offshore Company. Over the next few decades, Transocean’s legacy companies, including Sedco Forex, Global Marine and Santa Fe, built lasting legacies rooted in innovation and technology, resulting in many industry firsts. Fast-forward to the 1990s and The Offshore Company, which became Sonat Offshore Drilling, Inc., purchased Transocean ASA. Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc. was born.

Industry News

Efforts to block offshore drilling ultimately harm climate change fight

The Hill | Representatives Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) and Garret Graves (R-LA) | September 11, 2019 This week, the House of Representatives will consider two bills that would significantly curtail domestic offshore oil and gas exploration. H.R. 1941, “the Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act,” and H.R. 205, “the Protecting and Securing Florida’s Coastline […] Read more »

Energy Moratoria Bills Outsource American Energy Production

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, September 11, 2019 Contact: Justin Williams, (202) 465-8464, jwilliams@nullnoia.org Energy Moratoria Bills Outsource American Energy Production Washington, D.C. – NOIA Vice President for Government and Political Affairs Tim Charters issued the following statement regarding the offshore oil and natural gas moratoria bills targeting the Atlantic and […] Read more »

Kremlin Kamala? Harris and other Democrats are embracing Vladimir Putin’s preferred US energy policy

Washington Examiner | Tom Rogan | September 5, 2019 I would only be half joking in proposing a Kamala Harris-Vladimir Putin ticket in 2020. The fact is, Harris’ policy positions fit very closely to those most desired by Putin. Just consider what Harris said at a CNN town hall on […] Read more »

Offshore Development Bans Aren’t Set In Stone

InsideSources | Kristina Kiik | September 4, 2019 The Trump administration wants to open vast swaths of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans to offshore energy development. But a federal judge is standing in the way. U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason recently ruled that neither President Trump nor any future president can […] Read more »