# Transocean secures two Gulf of Mexico contracts for Deepwater Asgard

Transocean's drillship Deepwater Asgard received two contract awards in the US Gulf of Mexico: a one-well contract with Murphy Oil at $395,000/day and a one-year contract with another operator at $440,000/day, totaling $181 million in firm backlog.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2022-09-07
- Where: US Gulf of Mexico, United States
- Value: $181.0M
- Status: completed
- Products: ultradeepwater drilling services
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Transocean](https://endata.com/companies/762.md)
- [Murphy Oil](https://endata.com/companies/48236.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [drillingcontractor.org](https://drillingcontractor.org/transocean-nets-pair-of-gulf-of-mexico-contracts-for-ultradeepwater-drillship-63692), 2022-09-07: "Transocean’s ultradeepwater drillship, Deepwater Asgard, received two contract awards in the US Gulf of Mexico for a total of approximately 14 months of work, adding $181 million in firm backlog."
- [oilfieldtechnology.com](https://www.oilfieldtechnology.com/drilling-and-production/07092022/transocean-ltd-announces-us181-million-in-contracts-for-ultra-deepwater-drillship-deepwater-asgard/), 2022-09-07: "The ultra-deepwater drillship, Deepwater Asgard, received two contract awards in the US Gulf of Mexico for a total of approximately 14 months of work, adding US$181 million in firm backlog."

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