Seadrill møtte forventningene

Seadrill reported second-quarter results this week that met expectations, with revenue of $1.2 billion and EBITDA of $641 million.

Jason Stevens 01.09.2014 | 10:32
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 The company secured several contracts during the quarter for jack-up units West Tucana, West Telesto, West Ariel, and West Prospero; and extended its contracts for West Mischief, reflecting total revenue potential of roughly $433 million. In addition, Seadrill fortified a five-year contract with Total for employment of West Jupiter, representing total revenue potential upwards of $1.1 billion. Jack-up utilization fell to 93% from 97% during the first quarter, which was primarily a result of unit mobilization to Mexico.

Subsequent to quarter end, associate company North Atlantic Drilling—of which Seadrill owns about 70% of outstanding shares—announced several binding offshore contracts with total revenue potential of approximately $4.1 billion, exclusive of mobilization. The contracts feature a cancellation option up until early November 2014. In addition, the associate announced the acquisition of 150 land rigs that carry five-year contracts with Rosneft.

As of late August, Seadrill Limited’s order backlog was $18.2 billion, or $23.3 billion on a consolidated basis for the Seadrill Group. Market conditions for ultra-deep-water drilling units remain challenging while the rate of exploration drilling has slowed, leaving industry participants with greater leverage to drive rates down as contracts expire. We remain cautious as to the depth and duration of the current industry slowdown. That said, at this time we plan to maintain our fair value estimate for Seadrill as well as our no-moat rating.

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Jason Stevens  Jason Stevens is an associate director of equity research at Morningstar.

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