Seadrill controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2015
Sevan Drilling bribery allegations
Petrobras alleged bribery in negotiations for Sevan Drilling rig contracts signed from 2005 to 2008. Sevan Drilling was a Seadrill subsidiary. Økokrim completed its investigation in 2018 and dismissed the original charges.
2009
West Atlas rig fire and Montara oil spill
Seadrill’s West Atlas jack-up rig caught fire at the Montara field offshore Australia after a leak had continued for approximately ten weeks. Oil and gas entered the Timor Sea for 74 days. The rig was operated by PTTEP, which accepted responsibility and pleaded guilty in 2011 to four charges involving workplace safety and oilfield practices.