# Equinor awards Transocean $89M drilling contract for Transocean Norge rig

Equinor awarded Transocean a six-well contract for the newbuild harsh environment drilling rig Transocean Norge on the Norwegian continental shelf. The contract is valued at approximately USD 89 million and drilling is scheduled to start in July 2019.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-09-21
- Where: Norwegian continental shelf, Norway
- Value: $89.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: drilling services
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Transocean](https://endata.com/companies/762.md) (supplier)
- [Equinor](https://endata.com/companies/1741.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [gcaptain.com](https://gcaptain.com/newbuild-rig-transocean-norge-lands-six-well-contract-from-equinor-with-options/), 2018-09-21: "We are pleased to sign an agreement with a new, efficient, state-of-the-art rig, and to continue our good cooperation with this company."

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