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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001558370-17-007274
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171004
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171004
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171004

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Transocean Ltd.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001451505
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	DRILLING OIL & GAS WELLS [1381]
		IRS NUMBER:				980599916
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			V8
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-53533
		FILM NUMBER:		171122602

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TURMSTRASSE 30
		CITY:			ZUG
		STATE:			V8
		ZIP:			6300
		BUSINESS PHONE:		41 41 749 0500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TURMSTRASSE 30
		CITY:			ZUG
		STATE:			V8
		ZIP:			6300
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Item 7.01</font><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Regulation FD</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">On October 4, 2017, Transocean Ltd. announced that Transocean Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary, has priced its previously-announced offering of senior unsecured notes. &nbsp;Transocean Inc. will issue U.S. $750 million in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2026 pursuant to Rule 144A/Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to eligible purchasers.&nbsp;&nbsp;The notes will be guaranteed by Transocean Ltd. and certain of Transocean Inc.&#x2019;s subsidiaries. </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">The notes will bear interest at the rate of 7.50% per annum and will be callable on or after January 15, 2021. &nbsp;&nbsp;The offering is expected to close on or about October 17, 2017, subject to customary closing conditions. &nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Transocean Inc. intends to use the proceeds from the Offering to repay in full and retire its 2017 Notes (as defined in the offering memorandum) to redeem all of its&nbsp;outstanding 2018 Notes (as defined in the offering memorandum) and to repay in full the amounts outstanding under its Eksportfinans Loans due January 2018, as described in the offering memorandum. The remaining proceeds of the offering are&nbsp;intended to be used for general corporate purposes.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">A copy of the press release announcing the pricing of the offering is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being &#x201C;furnished&#x201D; pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be &#x201C;filed&#x201D; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and is not incorporated by reference into any Transocean Ltd. filing, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Item 9.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">(d)&nbsp; Exhibits.</font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;text-decoration:underline;">Exhibit No</font><font style="display:inline;font-size:8pt;">.</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Press Release Announcing Pricing of Notes</font></p>
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						<a href="rig-20171004ex99108290b.htm"><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Press Release Announcing Pricing of Notes</a></font></p>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:13pt;">TRANSOCEAN&nbsp;LTD.&nbsp;ANNOUNCES&nbsp;PRICING OF&nbsp;U.S.&nbsp;$750 &nbsp;MILLION&nbsp;OF&nbsp;SENIOR UNSECURED NOTES&nbsp;DUE&nbsp;2026</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:12pt;">ZUG, Switzerland&nbsp;&#x2013; &nbsp;October 4, 2017&nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">&#x2013;&nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:12pt;">Transocean&nbsp;Ltd.&nbsp;(NYSE: RIG) &nbsp;announced today&nbsp;that Transocean &nbsp;Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary&nbsp;(collectively&nbsp;with Transocean&nbsp;Ltd., &#x201C;Transocean&#x201D;), has priced its previously-announced offering&nbsp;of&nbsp;senior&nbsp;unsecured notes. Transocean will&nbsp;issue&nbsp;U.S. $750 million in aggregate&nbsp;principal &nbsp;amount of&nbsp;senior&nbsp;unsecured notes &nbsp;due&nbsp;January 2026 pursuant to&nbsp;Rule&nbsp;144A/Regulation S&nbsp;to eligible&nbsp;purchasers. The&nbsp;notes will be&nbsp;guaranteed &nbsp;by&nbsp;Transocean&nbsp;Ltd. and&nbsp;certain of&nbsp;Transocean&nbsp;Inc.&#x2019;s subsidiaries.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:12pt;">Transocean is a leading international provider of offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells. The company specializes in technically demanding sectors of the global offshore drilling business with a particular focus on deepwater and harsh environment drilling services, and believes that it operates one of the most versatile offshore drilling fleets in the world.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:12pt;">Transocean owns or has partial ownership interests in, and operates a fleet of 38 mobile offshore drilling units consisting of 25 ultra-deepwater floaters, seven harsh environment floaters, two deepwater floaters and four midwater floaters. In addition, Transocean has four ultra-deepwater drillships under construction or under contract to be constructed. The company also operates two high-specification jackups that were under drilling contracts when the rigs were sold, and the company continues to operate these jackups until completion or novation of the drilling contracts.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:12pt;">This news release may contain certain forward-looking information, as well as other statements that are not historical facts which may be forward-looking statements that involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, estimated duration of customer contracts; contract dayrate amounts; future contract commencement dates and locations; planned shipyard projects; timing of Transocean&#x2019;s newbuild deliveries; operating hazards and delays; risks associated with international operations; actions by customers and other third parties; the future prices of oil and gas; the intention to scrap certain drilling rigs; the expected timing and likelihood of the completion of the proposed acquisition of Songa Offshore SE (the &#x201C;Transaction&#x201D;), including the timing, receipt and terms and conditions of any required governmental and regulatory approvals of the Transaction that could reduce anticipated benefits or cause the parties to abandon the Transaction; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the transaction agreement for the Transaction; the ability to successfully complete the Transaction, including the related exchange offers; regulatory or other limitations imposed as a result of the Transaction; the success of the business following completion of the Transaction; the ability to successfully integrate the Transocean and Songa businesses; the possibility that Transocean&#x2019;s shareholders may not approve certain matters that are conditions to the Transaction or that the requisite number of Songa shares may not be exchanged in the public offer; the risk that the parties may not be able to satisfy the conditions to closing of the Transaction in a timely manner or at all; risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the Transaction; the risk that the announcement or completion of the Transaction could have adverse effects on the market price of Transocean&#x2019;s or Songa&#x2019;s shares or the ability of Transocean or Songa to retain customers, retain or hire key personnel, maintain relationships with their respective suppliers and customers, and on their operating results and businesses generally; the risk that Transocean may be unable to achieve expected synergies from the Transaction or that it may </font></p></div><div style="margin-left:4.73856209150327%;margin-right:8.49673202614379%;">
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