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fireintheholeon Mar 14, 2008 11:14am
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Talisman to share Transocean rig...
Talisman to share Transocean rig...Lundin awards $500 mln rig deal to Transocean
14 Mar 2008 10:32 ET
OSLO, March 14 (Reuters) - The Norwegian arm of Sweden's Lundin Petroleum and partners awarded a $500 million rig contract to U.S. oilfield services group Transocean , Lundin said on Friday.
The more than three-year contract starting in August 2009 is for use of the Transocean Winner rig, which will be shared equally with partners Marathon Petroleum and Talisman Energy , Lundin Petroleum said in a statement.
Together with a rig contract with Songa Offshore , the new deal gives Lundin two and a half years of rig capacity from 2009, the Swedish operator said. (Reporting by John Acher; Editing by David Holmes) ((john.acher@reuters.com; +47 22 93 69 76; Reuters Messaging: john.acher.reuters.com@reuters.net))