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Type Public (NYSE: RIG)
Industry Oil Equipment & Services
Founded 1973 as Sonat Offshore
Headquarters Houston, Texas
Key people Steven Newman, Chief Executive Officer
Products Drilling
Oil and Gas Exploration
Revenue $12.674 Billion (2008)
Net income $4.202 billion (2008)
Employees 26,300 (2008)
Website www.deepwater.com
Transocean is the world's largest offshore drilling contractor and the leading provider of drilling management services worldwide. With a fleet of 140 mobile offshore drilling units plus three ultra-deepwater units under construction, the company's fleet is considered one of the most modern and versatile in the world due to its emphasis on technically demanding segments of the offshore drilling business. Its worldwide fleet is more than twice the size of the next-largest competitor. The company owns or operates a contract drilling fleet of 46 High-Specification Floaters (Ultra-Deepwater, Deepwater and Harsh-Environment semisubmersibles and drillships), 26 Midwater Floaters, 10 High-Specification Jackups, 55 Standard Jackups and other assets utilized in the support of offshore drilling activities worldwide.
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