Transocean $RIG Takes $1.4 Billion Charge, Retires 6 Ultra-Deepwater Rigs

  Deep sea driller Transocean $RIG announced Friday that it retire six ultra-deepwater floaters and that as a result they will recognize an impairment charge of $1.4 billion in the third quarter of 2017. $RIG Is up near 2% on the news.