DEAL ALERT (TRANSOCEAN+VALARIS)
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SPECIAL REPORT (February 13, 2026)
Transocean Acquires Valaris
OFFSHORE GHOSTS NOW A RATE REAPER
$5.8 B: All Stock, 15.2 RIG shares per 1 VAL
Valaris Formed via ENSCO + ROWAN (2019)
Now 33 Drillships, 9 Semis, 31 Jackups
$10B Backlog ($5.9B RIG + $4.1B VAL)
Jackups Getting $130,000 Day Rate
Plans Offshore Drilling Multi-Year Upcycle
Says +156% In Deepwater Sanctions by 2027
Plans $200MM Synergies By 2028
Plus 50% Leverage Improvement In 24 mos.
Both Stocks Jump on Deal News
Closing Expected 2H 2026
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RS 2526DA
Energy Advisors has issued a Deal Alert, Offshore, Two Rig Ghosts Become a Rate Reaper, analyzing Transocean's all-stock $5.8 billion buy of Valaris.
The deal creates the largest offshore drilling company with 73 premier offshore rigs (33 Drillships, 9 Semi-Subs and 31 Jackups), $10 billion of backlog and timed to take advantage of a multi-year upcycle in offshore drilling.
Deal terms exchange 15.235 shares of RIG for each VAL share. Pro forma ownership will be ~53% RIG and ~47% VAL.
Contents and Insights:
------ Deal Stats: $5.8B in RIG stock brings VAL's 13 Drillships, 2 Semi-Subs and 31 Jackups and $4.9B backlog.
------ ProForma: 33 Drillships, 9 Semi-Subs and 31 Jackups and $10.0B backlog.
------ Synergies: $200MM by 2028 by consolidating operations and shorebase support, supply chain savings, overlapping G&A and best practices. Equals PV15+% of proforma market cap.
------ Market Signal: Timed to profit from multi-year offshore drilling upcycle that sees 156% increase in number of deepwater projects being sanctioned from 2025 to 2027, mostly greenfield.
Here some quick quotes from our report along w/ three slides.
Quick Quotes:
------- Offshore, Two Rigs Ghosts Become a "Rate Reaper". "Offshore drillers follow a different script, one where Apocalypse Now aptly decribes recent reality."
--------Remember?. "Half the stock tickers you remember are now just logos on vintage desk lucites."
------- Survival of the Fittest: "Transocean brings the brand name, ultra-deepwater cred and the long term contracts that survived the last decade. Valaris brings fleet bulk, a cleaner post BK balance sheet and the corporate ghosts of ENSCO and Rowan."
------- Crucial: "If shale consolidation is about becoming investable, offshore consolidation is about becoming unavoidable!"
Below are some excerpts from the Deal Alert



Energy Advisors Group is working hard to expand our thought leadership leveraging our decades of industry expertise. We look forward to providing additional market insight for our clients through Market Monitor, Regional Perspectives, Deal Alerts and Quarterly M&A Outlook.
Our firm has been serving the needs of buyers, sellers and capital providers for over thirty-five years. We stand ready to assist asset owners in a competitive divestment process and to help buyers find off-market strategic assets for their portfolio. Call Rich Martin at 214-744-2495 or email rmartin@energyadvisors.com for a private consultation.
TO LEARN MORE:
Blake Dornak
Vice President
Phone: 713-600-0169
– Email: bdornak@energyadvisors.com
Brian Lidsky
Director-Research & Special Projects
Phone: 713-600-0138
– Email: blidsky@energyadvisors.com
IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE downloading the full report or creating a login into our platform, contact:
Stephanie Epps
– Email: stephanie@energyadvisors.com
This article is for informational purposes only and not intended as financial advice. Please conduct your own research before investing.

SPECIAL REPORT (February 13, 2026)
Transocean Acquires Valaris
OFFSHORE GHOSTS NOW A RATE REAPER
$5.8 B: All Stock, 15.2 RIG shares per 1 VAL
Valaris Formed via ENSCO + ROWAN (2019)
Now 33 Drillships, 9 Semis, 31 Jackups
$10B Backlog ($5.9B RIG + $4.1B VAL)
Jackups Getting $130,000 Day Rate
Plans Offshore Drilling Multi-Year Upcycle
Says +156% In Deepwater Sanctions by 2027
Plans $200MM Synergies By 2028
Plus 50% Leverage Improvement In 24 mos.
Both Stocks Jump on Deal News
Closing Expected 2H 2026
DOWNLOAD 4 Page Report
RS 2526DA
Energy Advisors has issued a Deal Alert, Offshore, Two Rig Ghosts Become a Rate Reaper, analyzing Transocean's all-stock $5.8 billion buy of Valaris.
The deal creates the largest offshore drilling company with 73 premier offshore rigs (33 Drillships, 9 Semi-Subs and 31 Jackups), $10 billion of backlog and timed to take advantage of a multi-year upcycle in offshore drilling.
Deal terms exchange 15.235 shares of RIG for each VAL share. Pro forma ownership will be ~53% RIG and ~47% VAL.
Contents and Insights:
------ Deal Stats: $5.8B in RIG stock brings VAL's 13 Drillships, 2 Semi-Subs and 31 Jackups and $4.9B backlog.
------ ProForma: 33 Drillships, 9 Semi-Subs and 31 Jackups and $10.0B backlog.
------ Synergies: $200MM by 2028 by consolidating operations and shorebase support, supply chain savings, overlapping G&A and best practices. Equals PV15+% of proforma market cap.
------ Market Signal: Timed to profit from multi-year offshore drilling upcycle that sees 156% increase in number of deepwater projects being sanctioned from 2025 to 2027, mostly greenfield.
Here some quick quotes from our report along w/ three slides.
Quick Quotes:
------- Offshore, Two Rigs Ghosts Become a "Rate Reaper". "Offshore drillers follow a different script, one where Apocalypse Now aptly decribes recent reality."
--------Remember?. "Half the stock tickers you remember are now just logos on vintage desk lucites."
------- Survival of the Fittest: "Transocean brings the brand name, ultra-deepwater cred and the long term contracts that survived the last decade. Valaris brings fleet bulk, a cleaner post BK balance sheet and the corporate ghosts of ENSCO and Rowan."
------- Crucial: "If shale consolidation is about becoming investable, offshore consolidation is about becoming unavoidable!"
Below are some excerpts from the Deal Alert



Energy Advisors Group is working hard to expand our thought leadership leveraging our decades of industry expertise. We look forward to providing additional market insight for our clients through Market Monitor, Regional Perspectives, Deal Alerts and Quarterly M&A Outlook.
Our firm has been serving the needs of buyers, sellers and capital providers for over thirty-five years. We stand ready to assist asset owners in a competitive divestment process and to help buyers find off-market strategic assets for their portfolio. Call Rich Martin at 214-744-2495 or email rmartin@energyadvisors.com for a private consultation.
TO LEARN MORE:
Blake Dornak
Vice President
Phone: 713-600-0169
– Email: bdornak@energyadvisors.com
Brian Lidsky
Director-Research & Special Projects
Phone: 713-600-0138
– Email: blidsky@energyadvisors.com
IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE downloading the full report or creating a login into our platform, contact:
Stephanie Epps
– Email: stephanie@energyadvisors.com
This article is for informational purposes only and not intended as financial advice. Please conduct your own research before investing.




