Deepwater Atlas

Transocean · Drilling rig · updated 19 July 2026

Now

What is it doing?: Contracted
For whom?: Beacon
Where?: U.S. Gulf Of Mexico
Until when?: Sept 2026

Next assignment or transition: Beacon · U.S. Gulf Of Mexico · Sept 2026 – Nov 2026
Options: No follow-on work identified
Downtime: No planned downtime identified

Commercial outlook

Classification: Material opening
Estimated usable window: 326 days
Confidence: Source-reported

Visual schedule

Beacon
U.S. Gulf Of Mexico
Apr 2026 – Sept 2026
Firm

Evidence

Source document: May 2026 Fleet Status Report
Relevant excerpt: Deepwater Atlas 1,700 2022 USGOM Beacon Firm Apr-26 Sep-26 580,000
Publication date: 1 May 2026
Retrieval date: 18 July 2026
Confidence: Source-reported

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Beacon
U.S. Gulf Of Mexico
Sept 2026 – Nov 2026
Contingent

Evidence

Source document: May 2026 Fleet Status Report
Relevant excerpt: USGOM Beacon Contingent Sep-26 Nov-26 650,000
Publication date: 1 May 2026
Retrieval date: 18 July 2026
Confidence: Source-reported

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Beacon
U.S. Gulf Of Mexico
Nov 2026 – Nov 2026
Firm

Evidence

Source document: May 2026 Fleet Status Report
Relevant excerpt: USGOM Beacon Firm Nov-26 Nov-26 580,000
Publication date: 1 May 2026
Retrieval date: 18 July 2026
Confidence: Source-reported

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Beacon
U.S. Gulf Of Mexico
Nov 2026 – Jan 2027
Contingent

Evidence

Source document: May 2026 Fleet Status Report
Relevant excerpt: USGOM Beacon Contingent Nov-26 Jan-27 650,000
Publication date: 1 May 2026
Retrieval date: 18 July 2026
Confidence: Source-reported

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Beacon
U.S. Gulf Of Mexico
Jan 2027 – Jan 2027
Firm

Evidence

Source document: May 2026 Fleet Status Report
Relevant excerpt: USGOM Beacon Firm Jan-27 Jan-27 580,000
Publication date: 1 May 2026
Retrieval date: 18 July 2026
Confidence: Source-reported

Open source

Beacon
U.S. Gulf Of Mexico
Jan 2027 – Jun 2027
Firm

Evidence

Source document: May 2026 Fleet Status Report
Relevant excerpt: USGOM Beacon Firm Jan-27 Jun-27 505,000
Publication date: 1 May 2026
Retrieval date: 18 July 2026
Confidence: Source-reported

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BP
U.S. Gulf Of Mexico
Jun 2028 – May 2029
Firm

Evidence

Source document: May 2026 Fleet Status Report
Relevant excerpt: USGOM bp Firm Jun-28 May-29 635,000
Publication date: 1 May 2026
Retrieval date: 18 July 2026
Confidence: Source-reported

Open source

BP
U.S. Gulf Of Mexico
Jun 2029 – May 2030
Firm

Evidence

Source document: May 2026 Fleet Status Report
Relevant excerpt: USGOM bp Firm Jun-29 May-30 635,000
Publication date: 1 May 2026
Retrieval date: 18 July 2026
Confidence: Source-reported

Open source

Technical profile

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  "name": "Deepwater Atlas",
  "slug": "deepwater-atlas",
  "owner": "Transocean",
  "assetClass": "drilling_rig",
  "sourceExcerpt": "Deepwater Atlas                                                 1,700                      2022        USGOM             Beacon               Firm         Apr-26      Sep-26             580,000"
}