# Transocean wins two-well Shell drilling contract in Norway > Transocean said on 9 October that A/S Norske Shell had awarded its Transocean Norge rig a two-well contract. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/norway-transocean-norge-shell-two-well-contract-october-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Energy - Country: Norway - Published: 2026-10-11T15:19:59+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-12T06:27:40+03:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-09 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/norway-transocean-norge-shell-two-well-contract-october-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/norway-transocean-norge-shell-two-well-contract-october-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/norway-transocean-norge-shell-two-well-contract-october-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/norway-transocean-norge-shell-two-well-contract-october-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/norway-transocean-norge-shell-two-well-contract-october-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/norway-transocean-norge-shell-two-well-contract-october-2026.md) Transocean said on 9 October that A/S Norske Shell had awarded its Transocean Norge rig a two-well contract. The company estimated 120 days of work, expected to start directly after the rig’s existing Norway programmes, and approximately US$62 million in firm backlog. The same release said Equinor gave final approval in late September to a previously announced agreement covering three semisubmersible rigs. The approximately US$1.0 billion contract value was then included in firm backlog; that approval was not a new award on 9 October. ## Data ### Transocean contracts in Norway Source-reported values for two distinct Norway contracts in Transocean’s 9 October release. Methodology: Approximate contract values and estimated duration are transcribed in the units stated by the company. The Shell award is new; the Equinor agreement was previously announced and received final approval in late September. | label | value | unit | period | basis | value_qualifier | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Firm wells in Shell contract | 2 | count | 2026-10-09 | observed | exact | | Estimated contract work duration | 120 | days | 2026-10-09 | estimate | | | Approximate firm contract backlog | 62 | million USD | 2026-10-09 | observed | approximate | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/norway-transocean-norge-shell-two-well-contract-october-2026/data/transocean-norway-contracts?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/norway-transocean-norge-shell-two-well-contract-october-2026/data/transocean-norway-contracts?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Transocean Ltd.]() (Source checked: 2026-10-11; Published: 2026-10-09) ## Correction history - 2026-10-12T06:27:40+03:00: Wording in this article's language editions was corrected to retain the article's full information and scope. --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)