Nice Luck, ja de har guidet friskt.., de innfrir og annonserer nye kontrakter. Var dette den siste dippen før oppturen mot q423 tallene presenteres neste torsdag? Ja det håper ihvertfall jeg!

Svak utviklig i hele sektoren i det siste og ble litt straffet av Transocean sitt litt skuffende resultat. Husk Sdrl har en mye bedre gjeldsituasjonog derfor mye lavere finansutgifter og satser derfor at resultatet vil slå ut på den positive siden.
Oprasjonelt har nå West Polaris forlatt India og er på vei til mye høyere dagrater i Brasil og West Louisiana ligger ennå i US GOM på lokasjon så satser på at den da er tildelt mer jobb fordi forrige fleet update anga at den skulle vært ferdig i desember..🤞

TAKE OFF er godt igang.

Ja då blei d litt liv pga Valaris sin 4q23 rapport..:
HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL) ("Valaris" or the "Company") today reported fourth quarter 2023 results.

President and Chief Executive Officer Anton Dibowitz said, “We continue to execute on our operating leverage by repricing rigs from legacy day rates to meaningfully higher market rates and successfully delivering reactivated rigs with attractive contracts. At the same time, we remain laser focused on delivering high levels of operational performance to our customers, as evidenced by another strong year of revenue efficiency.”

Dibowitz added, “During the fourth quarter, we were awarded new contracts and extensions with associated contract backlog of more than $1.4 billion. These awards include two multi-year drillship contracts at leading-edge day rates and several jackup contracts across the North Sea, Australia and Trinidad, demonstrating the depth of our customer relationships, track record of operational delivery and broad-based strength of the market.”

Dibowitz concluded, “We remain confident in the strength and duration of this upcycle and the outlook for Valaris is positive. We expect to deliver significant earnings and cash flow growth over the next few years and we intend to return all future free cash flow to shareholders unless there is a better or more value accretive use for it.”

Financial and Operational Highlights

Net income of $829 million (including tax benefit of $790 million), Adjusted EBITDA of $58 million and Adjusted EBITDAR of $96 million;
Delivered revenue efficiency of 93% during the quarter and 96% for the year;
VALARIS DS-8 commenced a contract offshore Brazil late in the quarter, following its reactivation;
VALARIS 110 received TotalEnergies' and North Oil Company's global jackup Rig of the Year award;
Awarded new contracts and extensions with associated contract backlog of more than $1.4 billion during the fourth quarter;
Increased total contract backlog to more than $3.9 billion as of February 15, 2024, representing a nearly 60% increase from twelve months ago;
Took delivery of newbuild drillships VALARIS DS-13 and DS-14;
Repurchased $50 million of shares during the fourth quarter and $200 million during the year;
Valaris Board of Directors authorized an increase in the Company's share repurchase program to $600 million from $300 million in February 2024;
ARO Drilling took delivery of newbuild jackup Kingdom 1, and the rig started its maiden contract, during the fourth quarter.
Fourth Quarter Review

Net income increased to $829 million from $17 million in the third quarter 2023. Net income for the fourth quarter 2023 included a tax benefit of $790 million discussed below. Adjusted EBITDA increased to $58 million from $40 million in the third quarter primarily due to more operating days across the fleet and lower reactivation expense. Adjusted EBITDAR increased to $96 million from $91 million in the third quarter.

Revenues increased to $484 million from $455 million in the third quarter 2023. Excluding reimbursable items, revenues increased to $453 million from $427 million in the third quarter. The increase was primarily due to more operating days across the fleet, including for drillship VALARIS DS-17 that commenced a contract in early September, following its reactivation, and jackup VALARIS 107, which started a contract early in the fourth quarter after being idle for most of the third quarter.

Contract drilling expense increased to $402 million from $391 million in the third quarter 2023. Excluding reimbursable items, contract drilling expense increased to $374 million from $369 million in the third quarter primarily due to the increase in operating days mentioned above. This was partially offset by lower reactivation expense and lower repair and maintenance expense for the jackup fleet.

Depreciation expense increased to $28 million from $26 million in the third quarter 2023. General and administrative expense of $24 million was in line with the third quarter 2023.

Other income decreased to $0 million from $11 million in the third quarter 2023. This was primarily due to foreign currency exchange losses during the quarter compared to gains in the third quarter and an increase in interest expense associated with a $400 million debt issuance that was completed in the third quarter.

Tax benefit was $790 million compared to tax expense of $11 million in the third quarter 2023. The fourth quarter tax provision included $800 million of tax benefit due to changes in deferred tax asset valuation allowances.

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash decreased to $636 million as of December 31, 2023, from $1.1 billion as of September 30, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to capital expenditures and share repurchases, partially offset by positive operating cash flow.

Capital expenditures increased to $463 million from $106 million in the third quarter 2023 primarily due to the Company exercising options to take delivery of newbuild drillships VALARIS DS-13 and DS-14 for an aggregate purchase price of $337 million during the quarter.

Fourth Quarter Segment Review

Floaters

Floater revenues increased to $263 million from $243 million in the third quarter 2023. Excluding reimbursable items, revenues increased to $247 million from $232 million in the third quarter. The increase was primarily due to more operating days for VALARIS DS-17, which commenced its contract with Equinor offshore Brazil in early September, following its reactivation. This was partially offset by fewer operating days for VALARIS DS-12 due to mobilization and a brief shipyard visit between contracts.

Contract drilling expense increased to $226 million from $215 million in the third quarter 2023. Excluding reimbursable items, contract drilling expense increased to $211 million from $206 million in the third quarter. The increase was primarily due to more operating days for VALARIS DS-17, partially offset by lower reactivation expense.

Jackups

Tusen Hjertelig Takk Zaq1 for den.
Dette var bra saker 👍
Valaris Stiger nå 5..75 % I USA
Det er vel Valaris seadrill mere kan sammenlignes med.
Dette smitter over på flere riggselskaper I USA.
Ja dette satt vel en Støkk i shorterene i seadrill.
Pølseboden stresser fælt idag😅🤣🤣🤣😇

Dayrates continue to rise.

Kan dette sitatet og gjelde for Seadrill 3.0?.. restrukturert, gjeldfritt med en forestående offshore boom..
Warren, glem tanken om å kjøpe en ny bedrift som Berkshire. Nå som du kontrollerer Berkshire, legg heller til fantastiske virksomheter kjøpt til rettferdige priser, og gi opp det å kjøpe rettferdige virksomheter til fantastiske priser.

Ja det blir spennende, jeg har nok mer SDRL enn hva som er fornuftig i porteføljen. Det er fordi jeg forventer gode tall, men dersom alle gjør det blir d jo desto vanskeligere å innfri..

Godmorgen, ja godt poeng Luck, det lavere antallet aksjer vil jo gi slå ut i rapporteringen fordi det er færre aksjer å fordele resultatene på. Så regner vi jo med at det er gode positive tall som skal fordeles på et færre antall aksjer;-)
Her er meldingen fra Seadrill om videre oppkjøp i tranche 2 på buybackprogrammet:
Seadrill Announces Transactions Made Under the Company’s Share Repurchase Program
Hamilton, Bermuda, February 26, 2024 - Seadrill Limited (“Seadrill” or the “Company”) (NYSE & OSE: SDRL) initiated a share repurchase program December 14, 2023 to repurchase up to $250 million of the Company’s common shares in open market transactions on the OSE and NYSE until no later than September 30, 2024 pursuant to an agreement with Fearnley Securities AS and its subsidiary, Fearnley Securities, Inc. ("Fearnley").

For the period from and including February 19, 2024, through February 23, 2024, the Company purchased a total of 181,494 shares at an average price of $42.35 per share. The transactions effected through the agreement with Fearnley comprise all the transactions effected by or on behalf of the Company during the period.

Transaction Overview

Date Trading Venue Volume Weighted Average Share Price (USD) Total Daily Transaction Value (USD)
19-Feb-24 OSE 1,000 42.21 42,212
20-Feb-24 OSE 5,000 41.15 205,740
20-Feb-24 NYSE 41,250 41.21 1,699,995
21-Feb-24 OSE 2,000 40.87 81,742
21-Feb-24 NYSE 43,910 41.91 1,840,466
22-Feb-24 OSE 5,000 42.57 212,864
22-Feb-24 NYSE 38,379 43.72 1,677,961
23-Feb-24 OSE 2,000 43.00 85,998
23-Feb-24 NYSE 42,955 42.82 1,839,303
Period Total OSE 15,000 41.90 628,555
Period Total NYSE 166,494 42.39 7,057,724
Period Total Total 181,494 42.35 7,686,279
Previously Disclosed Buybacks under the Program (Accumulated) OSE 295,469 44.95 13,281,012
Previously Disclosed Buybacks under the Program (Accumulated) NYSE 1,500,048 44.73 67,092,928
Previously Disclosed Buybacks under the Program (Accumulated) Total 1,795,517 44.76 80,373,940
Program Total OSE 310,469 44.80 13,909,566
Program Total NYSE 1,666,542 44.49 74,150,653
Program Total Total 1,977,011 44.54 88,060,219


The issuer's holding of own shares: 1,977,011
Following the completion of the above transactions, the Company owned a total of 1,977,011 of its own shares, corresponding to 2.67% of the Company’s share capital.