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VALARIS DS-17

Valaris · Drilling rig · updated 18 July 2026

Now

What is it doing?
Contracted
For whom?
Equinor
Where?
Brazil
Until when?
Jan 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

Equinor
Brazil
Mar 2026 – Jan 2028
Firm
Evidence
Source document
Valaris Fleet Status Report
Relevant excerpt
VALARIS DS-17 GustoMSC P10000 2014 Equinor Brazil Mar 26 Jan 28 Estimated total contract value ("TCV") of $498 million, inclusive of MPD, additional services and
Publication date
4 May 2026
Retrieval date
18 July 2026
Confidence
Source-reported
Open source

Technical profile

{
  "design": "GustoMSC P10000",
  "buildYear": "2014",
  "rigSubtype": "drillship",
  "sourceSection": "Drillships"
}

Change history

Contract awarded
Equinor · Brazil · firm Mar 26 – Jan 28
Historical baseline · detected 18 July 2026 · Source

Evidence

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