GlobalSantaFe Corporation was an offshore drilling contractor headquartered in Houston, Texas. It owned 59 marine drilling rigs.[1] In November 2007, the company was acquired by Transocean.[2]
History
The company was formed in 2001 by the merger of Global Marine and Santa Fe International Corporation.[3]
In March 2003, the company temporarily suspended operations in Kuwait ahead of the Iraq War.[4][5]