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Headliners: Media Mentions

MediaMentionWinter2010

DDIII Begins 7-Year Drilling Contract
Transocean’s newbuild semisubmersible Development Driller III commenced operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for customer BP under a seven-year drilling contract on Nov. 25, 2009. The dynamically positioned DDIII is one of 23 ultra-deepwater floaters in the Transocean fleet.

DCL Mania!
DCL Named Distinctive Ship of 2009
Transocean’s first enhanced Enterprise-class drillship Discoverer Clear Leader was featured on the December 2009 cover of MARINE LOG magazine as one of their “Distinctive Ships of 2009.” Visit http://www.marinelog.com to read the full December issue.

Transocean and DCL Featured in Wall Street Journal
Transocean and the DCL were included in a feature article, “Cramped on Land, Big Oil Bets at Sea,” in the Jan. 5, 2010, edition of the Wall Street Journal. Requests for article re-prints can be directed to Corporate Communications. A short video also featuring the rig, “Search for Oil on the Most Powerful Drilling Ship,” appears on the publication’s Web site. Take a look at it right here:

 

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