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| Securing fifth and sixth rigs in Brazil strengthens our already leading position in the local market and enhances our economies of scale |
| And I think the fact that the market has been able to absorb them pretty well in the last couple of quarters gives a good indication of the potential for further development in the future |
| We remain confident in the value we can create in the coming years |
| We consistently execute on our stated strategy, achieving financial and operational results that allow us to deliver industry leading total shareholder returns relative to our offshore floater peers |
| We maintained a strong balance sheet and sound capital structure |
| We're excited about the energy and enthusiasm that being together will create |
| In either case, we believe we are well positioned to secure the right contracts to generate the earnings potential, Simon alluded to earlier |
| It was certainly great for the contractor in question, they have unparalleled visibility in the revenue profile |
| Moving, for example, the West Polaris to a term contract in Brazil, a growing market for the industry and a key operating region for Seadrill where we've costed rigs and benefit from economies of scale |
| Notably, the West Auriga represents one of the highest day rates achieved thus far in the cycle by any industry player with an implied day rate of approximately $500,000 per day |
| Fourth quarter operating cash flow totaled $140 million on the back of solid earnings and supported by a reduction in working capital |
| The West Polaris will see meaningful EBITDA improvement when it moves from India to its new leading edge contract in Brazil at the end of the year despite India being a much lower cost operating environment |
| Third, repricing near term contracts to market rates supports further EBITDA expansion |
| The medium term outlook is great for the rig business |
| We're seeing steady but continuous improvement in demand across a wide range of geographies |
| At the firm level, we believe our ability to maintain a strong balance sheet and generate healthy cash flow allows us to withstand any near term adversity and capitalize on mid to longer term opportunities that will develop as the cycle progresses, creating continued value for our customers and shareholders |
| Based on current market conditions, we believe we can deliver meaningful ever expansion and free cash flow generation from our existing business in 2025 and beyond |
| These awards are a testament to the strong brand and industry leading team at Seadrill |
| We remain steadfast in our belief in a long enduring offshore drilling up cycle as the world's population continues to grow in both size and wealth, so to will be attendant demand for hydrocarbons as they remain some of the most economic, efficient and reliable sources of energy |
| What I would tell you is that we still believe that the fundamentals are strong |
| And we expect to be on materially higher average rates across the fleet in future years and that's going to be the benefit of the work that we're doing now |
| I've been in this business for almost 30 years now and this is a good picture, as I've ever seen at this point in the cycle |
| And yes, we think it's a great feature |
| So we have a great position there with our joint venture partner |
| To date, we have repurchased $342 million worth of Seadrill shares at what we believe is a highly accretive price level |
| I think that doesn't translate into immediate drilling activity, but these are all great data points in terms of giving us confidence in the future and subsequent years ahead |
| We were the best performing equity in the peer group in the 2023 calendar year |
| For 2025, we continue to derisk our outlook and build greater earnings visibility through term contracts and optimized maintenance schedules |
| We achieved minimum efficient scale through our Aquadrill acquisition adding four drillships with near term contracting exposure |
| And while we don't have anything to announce today, we remain optimistic on her contracting potential |
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| We recognized $315 million in contract revenues, a slight decline from the prior quarter, primarily due to unplanned downtime related to well control equipment and the Sevan Louisiana finishing a well based contract earlier than anticipated |
| What I would say is different technical specifications, the customers' ability to make active choices there declines as the market gets tighter |
| As you saw with the Auriga and the Polaris, we thought there would be some turbulence in the market, so we went along on those |
| There's a declining inventory of those idle rigs now |
| The Qatar market has also typically lagged activity in other market segments as well |
| And as a reminder, reimbursables are low margin revenues |
| So while the rigs are technically available to work now, the opportunity to slot in short term work is limited as any delays could jeopardize the rig schedule arrival offshore Brazil |
| So nothing terribly surprising |
| I was just wondering like what kind of data can people who are not so living the business like we are, and you are, what kind of things can journalist investors look at to give them the same level of conviction that you guys have about, and others in this business, about the fact that demand is still on the way higher and hasn't plateaued, right? Because that's part of the concern and you've already addressed part of it in the pricing dynamic |
| So we're not too worried about that |
| You saw a flurry of awards in the second half of last year |
| Additionally, reduced maintenance obligations limit future out-of-service days and related impact to revenue and margin |
| And historically, if you look, Q1 has always been slower as well |
| But really, that well based contract will make it kind of a little difficult to nail down to start window |
| So I think for us, none of this seems terribly surprising on where we are in the market |
| Fourth quarter results include the impact of pay rises and retention programs, reflecting a tight labor market and inflationary environment |
| Increasingly, we expect offshore will be the source of supply of rising oil and gas demand, given the size and strength of its reserves, though rig supply remains constrained as most industry participants express reluctance to reactivate the [fee] inventory of stacked assets until customer terms and contract economics justify the time and capital investment needed |
| But going forward, you should expect it to be significantly less than '25 |
| Our trade rivals seem to be recognizing varying degrees of emerging white space supply chain pressures and inflationary capital expenditure and OpEx trends in 2024 |
| Lastly, to the extent we are able, we've begun performing special periodic surveys and related work on an accelerated schedule to limit the interruption to our fleet's revenue profile and coincide with a broader transition year |
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