# Transocean Barents secures $251M contract with OMV Petrom in Black Sea

Transocean's harsh environment semisubmersible drilling rig Transocean Barents secured a contract from OMV Petrom for operations in the Romanian Black Sea. The program is for a minimum of 540 days at $465,000 per day, expected to commence in Q1 2025, contributing approximately $251 million to backlog.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2023-12-12
- Where: Romanian Black Sea, Romania
- Value: $251.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: offshore drilling services
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Transocean](https://endata.com/companies/762.md)
- [OMV Petrom](https://endata.com/companies/4370.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [oedigital.com](https://www.oedigital.com/news/510063-transocean-inks-251m-semisub-contract), 2023-12-12: "Offshore drilling contractor Transocean on Tuesday announced its harsh environment semisubmersible drilling rig Transocean Barents has secured a contract from Romanian integrated oil company OMV Petrom in the Romanian Black Sea."

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