Transitions

Fleet transition intelligence

Contract endings, confirmed follow-ons, customer changes and regional moves from accepted assignments. Short administrative gaps, maintenance windows and unknown placeholder geographies/customers are de-emphasized.

Transition rows use the production-backed asset universe. Unknown regions and undisclosed customers are excluded from regional/customer movement counts and handled as coverage quality elsewhere.

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12 production transition results

Useful production results from current and next assignments; every row shows commercial significance and confidence.

Asset	Current customer / region	Current contract end	Next customer / region	Next start	Transition type	Gap	Commercial significance	Confidence	Last verified	Evidence
Deepwater Atlas Transocean	Beacon U.S. Gulf of Mexico	Sept 2026	Beacon U.S. Gulf of Mexico	Sept 2026	Confirmed follow-on	0 days	coverage	verified	Jul 2026	Evidence Source title: May 2026 Fleet Status Report Current evidence: Deepwater Atlas 1,700 2022 USGOM Beacon Firm Apr-26 Sep-26 580,000 Next evidence: USGOM Beacon Contingent Sep-26 Nov-26 650,000 Open source sourceUrl
West Neptune Seadrill	LLOG U.S. Gulf of Mexico	Oct 2026	Customer undisclosed Region not verified	Schedule not disclosed	Contract ending	Gap unknown	watch	schedule unclear	Jul 2026	Evidence Source title: Seadrill Fleet Status Report Current evidence: West Neptune 2014 Drillship U.S. Gulf LLOG May-26 Oct-26 May-26 total contract value at signing was ~$48m for ~120-day duration Next evidence: Excerpt not available Open source sourceUrl
Noble BlackHawk Noble	Occidental U.S. Gulf of Mexico	Nov 2026	Customer undisclosed Region not verified	Schedule not disclosed	Contract ending	Gap unknown	watch	schedule unclear	Jul 2026	Evidence Source title: Noble Fleet Status Report Current evidence: Noble BlackHawk US Gulf Occidental Nov-24 Nov-26 Undisclosed Plus three one-year unpriced options. Next evidence: Excerpt not available Open source sourceUrl
VALARIS DS-18 Valaris	No current assignment identified U.S. Gulf of Mexico	Schedule not disclosed	Occidental U.S. Gulf of Mexico	Dec 2026	Confirmed follow-on	Gap unknown	coverage	verified	Jul 2026	Evidence Source title: Valaris Fleet Status Report Current evidence: Excerpt not available Next evidence: VALARIS DS-18 GustoMSC P10000 2015 Occidental Gulf of America Dec 26 Jun 29 914-day contract for DS-18 and 940-day contract extension for DS-16. Combined addition to Open source sourceUrl
Noble Stanley Lafosse Noble	Murphy U.S. Gulf of Mexico	Aug 2027	Customer undisclosed Region not verified	Schedule not disclosed	Contract ending	Gap unknown	watch	schedule unclear	Jul 2026	Evidence Source title: Noble Fleet Status Report Current evidence: Noble Stanley Lafosse US Gulf Murphy Feb-25 Aug-27 Undisclosed Plus one 5-well option. Next evidence: Excerpt not available Open source sourceUrl
Deepwater Pontus Transocean	Shell U.S. Gulf of Mexico	Oct 2027	Customer undisclosed Region not verified	Schedule not disclosed	Contract ending	Gap unknown	watch	schedule unclear	Jul 2026	Evidence Source title: May 2026 Fleet Status Report Current evidence: Deepwater Pontus 1 1,400 2017 USGOM Shell Firm Oct-17 Oct-27 496,000 Next evidence: Excerpt not available Open source sourceUrl
Deepwater Poseidon Transocean	Shell U.S. Gulf of Mexico	Feb 2028	Customer undisclosed Region not verified	Schedule not disclosed	Contract ending	Gap unknown	watch	schedule unclear	Jul 2026	Evidence Source title: May 2026 Fleet Status Report Current evidence: Deepwater Poseidon 1 1,400 2018 USGOM Shell Firm Sep-18 Feb-28 499,000 Next evidence: Excerpt not available Open source sourceUrl
Deepwater Invictus Transocean	BP U.S. Gulf of Mexico	Apr 2028	Customer undisclosed Region not verified	Schedule not disclosed	Contract ending	Gap unknown	watch	schedule unclear	Jul 2026	Evidence Source title: May 2026 Fleet Status Report Current evidence: Deepwater Invictus 1,400 2014 USGOM bp Firm Apr-25 Apr-28 485,000 Next evidence: Excerpt not available Open source sourceUrl
Deepwater Titan Transocean	Chevron U.S. Gulf of Mexico	Apr 2028	Customer undisclosed Region not verified	Schedule not disclosed	Contract ending	Gap unknown	watch	schedule unclear	Jul 2026	Evidence Source title: May 2026 Fleet Status Report Current evidence: Deepwater Titan 1 1,700 2023 USGOM Chevron Firm Apr-23 Apr-28 462,000 Next evidence: Excerpt not available Open source sourceUrl
VALARIS DS-16 Valaris	Occidental U.S. Gulf of Mexico	Dec 2028	Customer undisclosed Region not verified	Schedule not disclosed	Contract ending	Gap unknown	watch	schedule unclear	Jul 2026	Evidence Source title: Valaris Fleet Status Report Current evidence: 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 Next evidence: Excerpt not available Open source sourceUrl
Stena Evolution Stena Drilling	Shell Offshore Inc. U.S. Gulf of Mexico	Apr 2029	Shell Offshore Inc. U.S. Gulf of Mexico	Apr 2029	Confirmed follow-on	0 days	coverage	verified	Jul 2026	Evidence Source title: Stena Drilling Fleet Availability and official news disclosures Current evidence: 29 May 2023 Stena Drilling release: Stena Evolution operations in the United States Gulf of Mexico due to commence in Q2 2024 for a primary term of 5 years. Next evidence: 29 May 2023 Stena Drilling release: option to extend the contract upon completion of primary term. Open source sourceUrl
Noble Voyager Noble	Shell U.S. Gulf of Mexico	Jul 2030	Customer undisclosed Region not verified	Schedule not disclosed	Contract ending	Gap unknown	watch	schedule unclear	Jul 2026	Evidence Source title: Noble Fleet Status Report Current evidence: Noble Voyager US Gulf Shell Jul-26 Jul-30 Undisclosed Four-year contract plus four one-year options. Next evidence: Excerpt not available Open source sourceUrl