Seadrill buys West Polaris

OE Staff
Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Drilling rig operator Seadrill has exercised a purchase option for the West Polaris, a 6th generation ultra-deepwater drillship, from Ship Finance International Limited.

The West Polaris was acquired by Ship Finance in 2008, and subsequently bareboat chartered to Seadrill with purchase options starting in 2012.

The purchase option price is US$456 million and total consideration payable to Ship Finance is US$108 million. The transaction will be executed as a purchase of shares in Ship Finance's asset owning subsidiary SFL West Polaris Limited, which is currently a consolidated entity in Seadrill.  

Categories: Vessels Deepwater Drilling

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