Seadrill has reported approximately US$800 million of drilling contract awards and extensions across Indonesia, Malaysia, Angola and the US Gulf since its August fleet update.
The largest disclosed component is West Carina’s roughly US$420 million firm contract with an unnamed Indonesian operator. The 880-day programme is expected to begin in the first half of 2027; options could add another 880 days but are not firm work.
In Malaysia, exercised options add 240 days for West Capella, extending its expected employment through February 2028. Sonadrill’s Sonangol Libongos receives around three additional years in Angola, taking contracted work into 2030.
Sevan Louisiana is due to begin a 25-day Kosmos assignment this month, followed by about 60 days with LLOG. Seadrill disclosed the package in its 3 November results; these are contract commitments and schedules, rather than confirmation that every programme has started.
The awards extend work visibility for offshore drilling crews and suppliers, although the announcement gives no recruitment numbers.
Source: Seadrill third-quarter results, 3 November 2026.
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Image credit: Historical company file photograph: West Sirius at Port Aransas, Texas, 30 May 2016. Not one of the rigs receiving the contracts reported here. Roy Luck / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Commons crop resized and compressed. Source photograph; licence.
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