# Equinor awards Transocean Spitsbergen drilling contract worth EUR 236 million

Equinor awarded Transocean Spitsbergen a firm drilling contract for nine wells with options for two more, valued at approximately NOK 2.4 billion (EUR 236 million). The rig is scheduled to start in autumn 2023 in the Norwegian Sea.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2022-06-07
- Where: Norwegian Sea, Norway
- Value: $252.0M (236.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: drilling services, oil and gas wells
- 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

- [news.europawire.eu](https://news.europawire.eu/equinor-awards-transocean-spitsbergen-a-firm-drilling-contract-worth-eur-236-million/eu-press-release/2022/06/07/18/54/11/100939/), 2022-06-07: "Transocean has over an extensive period demonstrated that they deliver safe and efficient drilling operations for Equinor."

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