Key Takeaways From Transocean’s Q2 Results
Transocean (NYSE:RIG) recently published its Q2 2018 results, posting a smaller than expected loss while beating market estimates on revenues, driven by the performance of some of its newer and more capable rigs. Below, we take a look at some of the key operating metrics from the company’s earnings release.
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Transocean’s drilling revenues grew by about 19% sequentially to $790 million, as it was the first full quarter since the company acquired four harsh environment semisubmersibles from Songa and the new ultra-deepwater drillship, Deepwater Poseidon. Additionally, the company’s revenue efficiency, which is a measure of how much revenue a rig actually earns while it is contracted versus the maximum that it could potentially earn, also rose to 97.4%, compared to 91.5% in the previous quarter, helping overall drilling revenues.
Utilization Rates
Transocean currently has a fleet of 43 mobile offshore rigs including 24 ultra-deepwater floaters and 12 harsh environment floaters. Utilization rates for harsh environment rigs remained relatively strong at 81%, marking an improvement from about 62% last year, likely due to the semisubmersibles from Songa. While utilization rates for the company’s ultra-deepwater rigs remained under pressure at 47%, on account of oversupply in the market, it still marks an improvement from the 38% levels seen last year due to the company’s fleet rationalization program.
Dayrates Remain Under Press In The Ultra-Deepwater Space
Although crude oil prices have witnessed an improvement over the last several months, leading to slightly higher offshore drilling activity, the oversupply of ultra-deepwater rigs has kept the extent of the recovery in check for Transocean. The company’s ultra-deepwater rigs saw day rates decline by about 21% year-over-year to $387k, due to the glut in the market. However, harsh environment rigs saw day rates rise by 16% to $305k, as the harsh environment market has been quite strong, driven by demand from the Norwegian sector.
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