# Transocean strikes first in fight for Norway-compliant semisubs

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**Category:** Offshore\
**Created:** [June 20, 2018, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/transocean-strikes-first-in-fight-for-norway-compliant-semisubs/48415 "2018-06-20T14:27:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/transocean-strikes-first-in-fight-for-norway-compliant-semisubs/48415/1 "2018-06-20T14:27:24Z")

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TOLtd. are apparently not doing too bad on the corporate side according to their latest news from their corporate HQ in Switzerland:  
[http://www.deepwater.com/news/detail?ID=2345712](http://www.deepwater.com/news/detail?ID=2345712)

They have also bought into and taken management of West Rigel, renamed Transocean Norge:  
[http://www.deepwater.com/news/detail?ID=2348142](http://www.deepwater.com/news/detail?ID=2348142)

With this and the purchase of Songa they have a very modern fleet of highly capable rigs and a dominating role in harsh environment drilling in Norway and elsewhere:  
[https://www.bassoe.no/transocean-strikes-first-in-fight-for-norway-compliant-semisubs/news/52/](https://www.bassoe.no/transocean-strikes-first-in-fight-for-norway-compliant-semisubs/news/52/)

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**Author:** ![cchick001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@cchick001](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/cchick001)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/transocean-strikes-first-in-fight-for-norway-compliant-semisubs/48415/2 "2018-06-21T14:25:14Z")

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Good news for them! I heard the stat of currently employing a little over 6000 people world wide back in March.