Seadrill backs offshore market with new orders

摘要

Norway's Seadrill, the world's largest offshore driller by market capitalization, announced in July that it had placed orders with South Korean shipyards worth about $2.4 billion for four ultra deepwater drillships, reflecting its expectation of rising oil and gas production from ultra deepwater areas globally. Seadrill, controlled by Norwegian shipping billionaire John Fredriksen, said in a statement to the Oslo Bors that it had entered into turnkey contracts to build four new ultra deepwater units, two at the DSME yard and two at the Samsung yard.