Now
- What is it doing?
- Contracted
- For whom?
- Petrobras
- Where?
- Brazil
- Until when?
- Dec 2026
VALARIS DS-8
Valaris · Drilling rig · updated 18 July 2026
Next
- Next assignment or transition
- Shell · Brazil · Mar 2027 – May 2029
- 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
Brazil
Dec 2023 – Dec 2026
Firm
Evidence
- Source document
- Valaris Fleet Status Report
- Relevant excerpt
- VALARIS DS-8 Samsung GF12000 2015 Petrobras Brazil Dec 23 Dec 26 $428,000 Plus mobilization fee of approx. $30 million. Contract includes additional services. Expect approx.
- Publication date
- 4 May 2026
- Retrieval date
- 18 July 2026
- Confidence
- Source-reported
Brazil
Mar 2027 – May 2029
Firm
Evidence
- Source document
- Valaris Fleet Status Report
- Relevant excerpt
- Shell Brazil Mar 27 May 29 TCV of approx. $300 million, excluding additional services, based on estimated duration of 800
- Publication date
- 4 May 2026
- Retrieval date
- 18 July 2026
- Confidence
- Source-reported
Technical profile
{
"design": "Samsung GF12000",
"buildYear": "2015",
"rigSubtype": "drillship",
"sourceSection": "Drillships"
}Change history
Contract awarded
Petrobras · Brazil · firm Dec 23 – Dec 26
Historical baseline · detected 18 July 2026 · Source
Contract awarded
Shell · Brazil · firm Mar 27 – May 29
Historical baseline · detected 18 July 2026 · Source
Evidence
Each schedule block links to the official source excerpt supporting that fact.