Seadrill 签订了一项最终协议，将其在卡塔尔的三座自升式钻井平台（West Castor、West Telesto 和 West Tucana）及其运营这些钻井平台的合资企业中 50% 的股权出售给 Seadrill 的合资伙伴 Gulf Drilling International 获得 3.38 亿美元现金收益。

该交易预计将于 2024 年第三季度初完成。

“我们对卡塔尔自升式钻井船队的剥离以及退出合资企业与我们不断加强和简化业务的努力是一致的，将使我们能够专注于 Seadrill 的核心业务：在金三角和类似优势地区运营深水钻井平台。 ” 总裁兼首席执行官西蒙·约翰逊 (Simon Johnson) 说道。

Seadrill entered into a definitive agreement to sell its three jackups in Qatar — the West Castor, the West Telesto and the West Tucana — and its 50% equity interest in the joint venture that operates these rigs to Seadrill’s joint venture partner Gulf Drilling International for cash proceeds of $338 million.

The transaction is expected to close early Q3 2024.

“Our divestiture of the Qatar jackup fleet and exit from the joint venture are consistent with our ongoing efforts to strengthen and simplify our business and will allow us to focus on Seadrill’s core business: operating deepwater rigs across the Golden Triangle and similarly advantaged geographies,” remarked Simon Johnson, President and CEO.