Offshore staff STEINHAUSEN, Switzerland – Transocean Ltd. has provided an update on its offshore drilling rig fleet. As of July 15, the company's total backlog is about $8.9 billion. Hurricane Energy has terminated its contract for the harsh environment semisubmersible Paul B. Loyd Jr. in the UK North Sea. In October, the Paul B. Loyd Jr. is expected to start a contract with Chrysaor in the UK North Sea. In April, Burullus sent a notice of early termination for its drilling contract with the ultra-deepwater drillship Discoverer India offshore Egypt. Burullus rescinded its termination notice during 2Q. The contract is expected to end this month. In May, in response to operational and safety challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, Total agreed to an additional sequence at standby rate of $200,000/d for the 69-day period ending on July 4, 2020 for the drillship Deepwater Skyros.