TEXT-EXTRACT 2 filename2.txt October 4, 2018 Brady K. Long Executive Vice President and General Counsel Transocean Ltd. c/o Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc. 4 Greenway Plaza Houston, TX 77046 Re: Transocean Ltd. Registration Statement on Form S-4 Filed September 24, 2018 File No. 333-227487 Dear Mr. Long: This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not review your registration statement. Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Please contact Irene Barberena-Meissner at 202-551-6548 with any questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Natural Resources cc: Zach Cochran, Esq.