Transocean Inc. Announces Contract for Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 and KG1 Contract Conversion to Five Years

Transocean Inc. today announced that the ultra-deepwater drillship Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 (formerly Deepwater Pacific 2), which is owned by a joint venture in which the company has 50 percent interest, has been awarded a five-year drilling contract from Reliance Industries. The contract is expected to commence in the first quarter 2010 following shipyard construction, sea trials, mobilization to India and customer acceptance.