The company is, however, bullish on its own prospects, particularly in the deep-water and harsh-environment markets, and unveiled a raft of contract updates, including extensions.
Seadrill posted a net profit of $315 million for the three months to the end of December as against $216 million in the comparable period of 2012.
Revenues shot from $1.09 billion to $1.28 billion, with the floater segment in particular seeing a rise in sales, while jack-ups were also well ahead.
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