-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, M2cUldOlpJHvAgGFEFbtIODoShNYzM3XsbL2GkuhZGFfI1nXPy/JSAkIp9XkjDK5 10W998559rpkg719vQv3fw== 0000919574-10-002772.txt : 20100518 0000919574-10-002772.hdr.sgml : 20100518 20100330120403 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000919574-10-002772 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100330 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SEADRILL LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001351413 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: DRILLING OIL & GAS WELLS [1381] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: D0 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PAR-LA-VILLE PLACE, 14 PAR-LA-VILLE ROAD CITY: HAMILTON STATE: D0 ZIP: HM 08 BUSINESS PHONE: 14412956935 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PAR-LA-VILLE PLACE, 14 PAR-LA-VILLE ROAD CITY: HAMILTON STATE: D0 ZIP: HM 08 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SeaDrill LTD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20060127 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm d1085887_corresp.htm

Seadrill Limited
Par-la-Ville Place, 4th Floor
14 Par-la-Ville Road
Hamilton, HM 08 Bermuda
 

 
 
 
 
March 30, 2010
BY EDGAR
 
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
 
Re:
Seadrill Limited (the "Company")
 
Registration Statement on Form 20-F (No. 001-34667)
 
 
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
The undersigned registrant hereby requests that the effectiveness of the above captioned Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on Form 20-F on March 25, 2010, be accelerated so that it will be made effective at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on March 31, 2010, or as soon thereafter as practicable, pursuant to Section 12(d) and Rule 12d1-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").
 
The undersigned registrant hereby requests accelerated effectiveness in connection with the completion of the registration of the Company's common stock, par value $2.00 per share, under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and planned listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
 
       The undersigned registrant hereby acknowledges that (i) the undersigned registrant is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; (ii) staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; and (iii) the undersigned registrant may not assert staff comments as a defense in any proceedings initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.


 
 
Yours truly,
 
 
Seadrill Limited
   
   
 
By:
/s/ Georgina Sousa
   
Name: Georgina Sousa
   
Title:  Secretary
 
SK 25542 0001 1085887

 
 

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