Transocean Ltd.

International public company
Bldg. F, 7th Fl. Chemin de Blandonnet, Vernier,  1214, Switzerland
()229309000, http://www.deepwater.com

Primary SIC: Drilling Oil & Gas Wells, Primary NAICS: Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
Description: Transocean Ltd. is a provider of offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells. In November 2007, the company merged with GlobalSantaFe Corporation. In December 2008, Transocean Inc. became a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Transocean Ltd. and the company's place of incorporation changed from the Cayman Islands to Switzerland and the headquarters was relocated to Vernier, Switzerland. As of February 3, 2009, Transocean owned, had partial ownership interests in or operated 136 mobile offshore drilling units. The fleet consisted of 39 high-specification floaters (ultra-deepwater, deepwater and harsh environment semisubmersibles and drillships), 28 midwater floaters, 10 high-specification jack-ups, 55 standard jack-ups and four other rigs (two barge drilling rigs, a mobile offshore production unit and a coring drillship). In addition, the company had 10 ultra-deepwater floaters under construction or contracted for construction. The fleet was located in the Far East, U.K. North Sea, Middle East, U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Nigeria, India, Angola, Brazil, Norway, other West African countries, the Caspian Sea, Trinidad, Australia, the Mediterranean and Canada.Mining: Deep-water oil and gas drilling and drilling in harsh environments.