Now
- What is it doing?
- Contracted
- For whom?
- Occidental
- Where?
- U.S. Gulf Of Mexico
- Until when?
- Dec 2028
VALARIS DS-16
Valaris · Drilling rig · updated 18 July 2026
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
U.S. Gulf Of Mexico
Jun 2024 – Jun 2026
Firm
Evidence
- Source document
- Valaris Fleet Status Report
- Relevant excerpt
- VALARIS DS-16 GustoMSC P10000 2014 Occidental Gulf of America Jun 24 Jun 26 Additional rate charged when MPD services provided
- Publication date
- 4 May 2026
- Retrieval date
- 18 July 2026
- Confidence
- Source-reported
U.S. Gulf Of Mexico
Jun 2026 – Dec 2028
Firm
Evidence
- Source document
- Valaris Fleet Status Report
- Relevant excerpt
- Occidental Gulf of America Jun 26 Dec 28 940-day contract extension for DS-16 and 914-day contract for DS-18. Combined addition to
- Publication date
- 4 May 2026
- Retrieval date
- 18 July 2026
- Confidence
- Source-reported
Technical profile
{
"design": "GustoMSC P10000",
"buildYear": "2014",
"rigSubtype": "drillship",
"sourceSection": "Drillships"
}Change history
Contract awarded
Occidental · Gulf of America · firm Jun 24 – Jun 26
Historical baseline · detected 18 July 2026 · Source
Contract awarded
Occidental · Gulf of America · firm Jun 26 – Dec 28
Historical baseline · detected 18 July 2026 · Source
Evidence
Each schedule block links to the official source excerpt supporting that fact.