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VALARIS DS-10

Valaris · Drilling rig · updated 18 July 2026

Now

What is it doing?
Contracted
For whom?
Shell
Where?
Nigeria
Until when?
Jul 2028

Next

Next assignment or transition
No follow-on work identified
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

Shell
Nigeria
Jun 2026 – Jul 2028
Firm
Evidence
Source document
Valaris Fleet Status Report
Relevant excerpt
Shell Nigeria Jun 26 Jul 28 TCV of $352 million based on duration of two years. TCV does not include the provision of
Publication date
4 May 2026
Retrieval date
18 July 2026
Confidence
Source-reported
Open source

Technical profile

{
  "design": "Samsung GF12000",
  "buildYear": "2017",
  "rigSubtype": "drillship",
  "sourceSection": "Drillships"
}

Change history

Contract awarded
Shell · Nigeria · firm Jun 26 – Jul 28
Historical baseline · detected 18 July 2026 · Source

Evidence

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