# Transocean wins $830M five-year drilling contract from Chevron for ultra-deepwater drillship

Transocean signed a rig design, construction management and five-year drilling contract with Chevron USA for an ultra-deepwater drillship being built at Jurong shipyard, with an estimated backlog of $830 million, for Gulf of Mexico operations from 2H 2021.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-12-31
- Where: Gulf of Mexico, United States
- Value: $830.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: ultra-deepwater drillship, drilling services

## Companies

- [Transocean](https://endata.com/companies/762.md) (supplier)
- [Chevron](https://endata.com/companies/3485.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [worldoil.com](https://www.worldoil.com/news/2018/12/31/transocean-ltd-awarded-830-million-drilling-contract-for-ultra-deepwater-drillship), 2018-12-31: "The drilling contract has an estimated backlog of $830 million, excluding mobilization and reimbursables."

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