Reliance Terminates Drillship Contract with Transocean
Reliance Industries Ltd. has exercised its contractual option to terminate its contract with Transocean Ltd. for the ultra-deepwater drillship Discoverer India, effective December 2016, prior to its expiration in January 2021.
In accordance with the contract, Transocean will be compensated by Reliance and its partners for the early termination through a lump-sum payment of approximately $160 million.