07:22 AM EDT, 10/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Transocean ( RIG ) said Thursday it received a $193 million contract for one of its ultra-deepwater drilling ships from an undisclosed operator in the US Gulf of Mexico.

The one-year contract is expected to commence in October 2025.

Transocean ( RIG ) shares rose 1.5% in recent premarket activity.

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