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Hercules Offshore Makes Offshore Rig Purchase

Hercules Offshore, Inc. Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
AnnouncedMar 29, 2012
TypeProperty
LocationGulf Of Mexico (GOM)
Announced Date
March 29,2012
Close Date
March 28,2012
Transaction Type
Property
Enterprise Value (EV)($MM)
40




Snapshot
Asset/Basin:
{"Gulf of Mexico"}
Location
Region
Gulf of Mexico

Country
United States

State
Texas

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Hercules Offshore, Inc. announced today that it has closed the previously announced acquisition of the offshore drilling rig Ocean Columbia from a subsidiary of Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. for $40 million in cash. Ocean Columbia, to be renamed Hercules 266, is a LeTourneau Class 82 SD-C self-elevating drilling rig.

The Company also announced the execution of a contract for the dry tow transportation of the Hercules 266 from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico to a shipyard in the Middle East in the second quarter of 2012, where the rig will undergo capital upgrade and contract preparation work…



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