Pacific said in its latest fleet status report that the rig is expected to be going back to work next month.

Total had told Pacific in April that it intended to terminate the drillship's contract for convenience.

"Throughout the second quarter, we continued to engage in discussions with Total regarding alternatives to early termination," Pacific explained in the fleet status report.

"On July 22, 2016, Total rescinded the termination and notified us of its intent to restart operations at the full dayrate by September 15, 2016."

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