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VALARIS 249

Valaris · Drilling rig · updated 18 July 2026

Now

What is it doing?
Contracted
For whom?
BP
Where?
Trinidad And Tobago
Until when?
Aug 2026

Next

Next assignment or transition
Shell · Trinidad And Tobago · Oct 2026 – Oct 2027
Options
No follow-on work identified
Downtime
No planned downtime identified

Commercial outlook

Classification
Committed
Estimated usable window
Schedule not disclosed
Confidence
Source-reported

Visual schedule

Customer undisclosed
Trinidad And Tobago
Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
Firm
Evidence
Source document
Valaris Fleet Status Report
Relevant excerpt
VALARIS 249 LT Super Gorilla 2001 Undisclosed Trinidad Apr 25 Mar 26 $163,000
Publication date
4 May 2026
Retrieval date
18 July 2026
Confidence
Source-reported
Open source
BP
Trinidad And Tobago
Apr 2026 – Aug 2026
Firm
Evidence
Source document
Valaris Fleet Status Report
Relevant excerpt
BP Trinidad Apr 26 Aug 26 TCV of $16.8 million based on duration of 100 days. Expect approx. 60 days out of service for
Publication date
4 May 2026
Retrieval date
18 July 2026
Confidence
Source-reported
Open source
Shell
Trinidad And Tobago
Oct 2026 – Oct 2027
Firm
Evidence
Source document
Valaris Fleet Status Report
Relevant excerpt
Shell Trinidad Oct 26 Oct 27 Contracted revenue backlog of approx. $66 million based on estimated duration of 365 days. Three
Publication date
4 May 2026
Retrieval date
18 July 2026
Confidence
Source-reported
Open source

Technical profile

{
  "design": "LT Super Gorilla",
  "buildYear": "2001",
  "rigSubtype": "jackup",
  "sourceSection": "Harsh Environment Jackups"
}

Change history

Contract awarded
Shell · Trinidad · firm Oct 26 – Oct 27
Historical baseline · detected 18 July 2026 · Source
Contract awarded
Undisclosed · Trinidad · firm Apr 25 – Mar 26
Historical baseline · detected 18 July 2026 · Source
Contract awarded
BP · Trinidad · firm Apr 26 – Aug 26
Historical baseline · detected 18 July 2026 · Source

Evidence

Each schedule block links to the official source excerpt supporting that fact.