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<li>SDRL reaffirmed contract activity remained sluggish even though the Company is 70 percent contracted through the end of 2025. Day rates have not compressed. </li>
<li>SDRL has managed through 2024 with less of its fleet operating than desired due to special surveys and mobilization of two rigs to Brazil.</li>
<li>For 2025, SDRL should have two rigs (West Auriga and West Polaris) operating in Brazil giving the Company the ability to grow adjusted EBITDA. </li>
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SDRL reaffirmed contract activity remained sluggish even though the Company is 70 percent contracted through the end of 2025. Day rates have not compressed. 
SDRL has managed through 2024 with less of its fleet operating than desired due to special surveys and mobilization of two rigs to Brazil.
For 2025, SDRL should have two rigs (West Auriga and West Polaris) operating in Brazil giving the Company the ability to grow adjusted EBITDA. 


Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

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Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

<ul><li>Transocean's Third Quarter 2024 earnings revealed a mix of robust financial performance, operational challenges, and strategic positioning in the market.</li><li>The company generated $948 million in contract drilling revenues with an adjusted EBITDA of $342 million and an EBITDA margin approximately 36%, indicating strong profitability in its operations.</li><li>Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.</li></ul>

Transocean's Third Quarter 2024 earnings revealed a mix of robust financial performance, operational challenges, and strategic positioning in the market.The company generated $948 million in contract drilling revenues with an adjusted EBITDA of $342 million and an EBITDA margin approximately 36%, indicating strong profitability in its operations.Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.

Seadrill Ltd - Transocean Ltd.: An Insight Into The Global Upstream Investment Trends

<ul><li>In a potentially transformative move for the offshore drilling industry, Transocean Ltd. is in discussions to merge with its competitor, Seadrill Ltd., a combination that could reshape the landscape of offshore drilling as the sector experiences renewed vitality.</li><li>With steady oil prices and dwindling production growth from US shale, the offshore drilling space, especially in deep waters, is surging back to prominence, bringing Seadrill’s assets into a favorable light as an acquisition target.</li><li>Seadrill, a Hamilton, Bermuda-based company, has been actively restructuring its operations and focusing on key geographies to optimize its rig fleet, boasting impressive uptime metrics.</li></ul>

In a potentially transformative move for the offshore drilling industry, Transocean Ltd. is in discussions to merge with its competitor, Seadrill Ltd., a combination that could reshape the landscape of offshore drilling as the sector experiences renewed vitality.With steady oil prices and dwindling production growth from US shale, the offshore drilling space, especially in deep waters, is surging back to prominence, bringing Seadrill’s assets into a favorable light as an acquisition target.Seadrill, a Hamilton, Bermuda-based company, has been actively restructuring its operations and focusing on key geographies to optimize its rig fleet, boasting impressive uptime metrics.

Transocean Eyes Seadrill for a Strategic Merger – Here’s Why It Could Be a Game Changer!

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<li>SDRL ends third quarter 2024 with focus turned on timing of acceptance for West Auriga and West Polaris to begin work in Brazil. </li>
<li>The latest Marine Traffic data suggests West Auriga has arrived in Brazil while West Polaris is setting sail for Brazil now.</li>
<li>The offshore drill ship owners have been wrestling with timing of new contracts after a series of delays in contract activity. </li>
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SDRL ends third quarter 2024 with focus turned on timing of acceptance for West Auriga and West Polaris to begin work in Brazil. 
The latest Marine Traffic data suggests West Auriga has arrived in Brazil while West Polaris is setting sail for Brazil now.
The offshore drill ship owners have been wrestling with timing of new contracts after a series of delays in contract activity. 


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<li>SDRL reported second quarter results with similar commentary as its peers had previously provided. Current market conditions have resulted in contract awards being delayed even though day rates hold steady</li>
<li>The shift in the environment has meant SDRL is no longer expecting short-term drilling work in the second half for two of its vessels, Sevan Louisiana and West Phoenix. </li>
<li>In 2025, SDRL is set to enhance its operations in Brazil with the addition of two vessels operating at high day rates.</li>
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SDRL reported second quarter results with similar commentary as its peers had previously provided. Current market conditions have resulted in contract awards being delayed even though day rates hold steady
The shift in the environment has meant SDRL is no longer expecting short-term drilling work in the second half for two of its vessels, Sevan Louisiana and West Phoenix. 
In 2025, SDRL is set to enhance its operations in Brazil with the addition of two vessels operating at high day rates.


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Seadrill Ltd. provides offshore deepwater drilling. The Company operates a fleet for operations in shallow to ultra-deepwater areas in harsh and benign environments. Seadrill's fleet includes semi-submersible rigs, deepwater drillships, jack-ups, semi-tender rigs, and tender rigs.

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