December 2004
Special Report

Rig information tables: Table 2. Rigs capable of operating in 8,000-ft water

December 2004 Supplement    Rig Information Tables    Table 2. Rigs capable of operating in

December 2004 Supplement   

Rig Information Tables

 Rig
   Table 2. Rigs capable of operating in 8,000-ft water1   
   Rig name Rig
manager 		Max ft 
water 		 Max ft 
drilling 		 Rig 
status 		 Rig
type		 Operator Date
available2 		 Current
region		 Estimated
dayrate		 Delivery
date		   
  
  
   Belford Dolphin Dolphin A/S 10,000 39,000 Drilling Drillship ONGC 12/31/2006 Asia - South $275,000 12/2000   
   Deepwater Discovery Transocean Inc. 10,000 30,000 Drilling Drillship ChevronTexaco 12/31/2004 Africa - West $165,000 10/2000   
   Deepwater Expedition Transocean Inc. 10,000 30,000 Drilling Drillship Petrobras 09/30/2005 S. America - Brazil $135,000 07/1999   
   Deepwater Frontier Transocean Inc. 10,000 30,000 Drilling Drillship Petrobras 01/31/2006 S. America - Brazil $145,000 04/1999   
   Deepwater Horizon Transocean Inc. 10,000 30,000 Drilling Semisub BP 09/30/2005 N. America - US GOM $165,000 09/2001   
   Deepwater Millennium Transocean Inc. 10,000 30,000 Drilling Drillship Kerr McGee 05/31/2005 N. America - US GOM $130,000 09/1999   
   Deepwater Pathfinder Transocean Inc. 10,000 30,000 Drilling Drillship Pioneer 04/30/2006 N. America - US GOM $175,000 09/1998   
   Discoverer Deep Seas Transocean Inc. 10,000 35,000 Drilling Drillship ChevronTexaco 01/31/2006 N. America - US GOM $205,000 01/2001   
   Discoverer Enterprise Transocean Inc. 10,000 35,000 Waiting on Loc Drillship BP 12/31/2007 N. America - US GOM $198,600 12/1999   
   Discoverer Spirit Transocean Inc. 10,000 35,000 Drilling Drillship Unocal 09/30/2005 N. America - US GOM $204,000 09/2000   
   Eirik Raude Ocean Rig Asa 10,000 23,000 Drilling Semisub Statoil 12/31/2005 Europe - North Sea    12/2002   
   Pride Africa Pride International 10,000 30,000 Drilling Drillship Total 10/29/2009 Africa - West $162,399 10/1999   
   Pride Angola Pride International 10,000 30,000 Drilling Drillship Total 05/31/2005 Africa - West $161,823 04/2000   
   Saipem 10000 Saipem 10,000 30,000 Drilling Drillship Agip 05/31/2006 Africa - West    04/2000   
   GSF CR Luigs GlobalSantaFe  9,000 35,000 Drilling Drillship BHP 08/15/2005 N. America - US GOM $103,000 03/2000   
   Noble Paul Wolff Noble Drilling  8,900 25,000 Workover Semisub Petrobras 05/01/2005 S. America - Brazil $139,000 01/1999   
   Cajun Express Transocean Inc.  8,500 35,000 Drilling Semisub Dominion E&P 05/31/2005 N. America - US GOM $155,000 04/2001   
   West Navigator Smedvig Offshore A/S  8,200 30,000 Drilling Drillship Woodside 08/31/2005 Africa - West $210,000 02/2000   
   Stena Tay Stena Drilling  8,100 30,000 Drilling Semisub Woodside 02/15/2005 Africa - West    05/1999   
   Deepwater Nautilus Transocean Inc.  8,000 30,000 Drilling Semisub Shell 06/29/2005 N. America - US GOM $201,800 02/2000   
   West Venture Smedvig Offshore A/S  8,000 30,000 Drilling Semisub Norsk Hydro 08/01/2006 Europe - North Sea $205,000 03/2000   
   Glomar Jack Ryan GlobalSantaFe  8,000 35,000 Drilling Drillship BP 12/31/2004 S. America - Brazil $142,000 11/2000   
   1 As of November 10, 2004.
2 A rig could have multiple contracts or be scheduled for modifications. Date available takes this into consideration.		   
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