Transocean Ltd. has issued a comprehensive Fleet Status Report which provides current status and contract information for the company's entire fleet of offshore drilling rigs.

Since the September fleet update, backlog associated with new contracts or extensions is approximately $8.1 billion, including $7.6 billion associated with the four newbuild ultra-deepwater drillships announced on September 28, 2012.

Including rigs classified as discontinued operations, estimated out of service time for 2012 increased by a net 138 days, which includes approximately 80 days associated with certification of well control equipment in anticipation of potential contracts and 46 days due to a shipyard acceleration into 2012 from 2013. Estimated out of service time for 2013 decreased by a net 290 days, which was primarily due to changes in shipyard schedules.

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