Financial Performance - Contract drilling revenues for Q1 2025 were 906million,adecreaseof46 million sequentially from Q4 2024, but an increase of 143millionyear−over−yearfromQ12024[3]−AdjustedEBITDAforQ12025was244 million, down 79millionsequentiallyfromQ42024,butup45 million year-over-year from Q1 2024[1] - Net loss attributable to controlling interest was 79million,oralossof0.11 per diluted share, compared to a net income of 98millioninQ12024[1]−TotalcontractdrillingrevenuesforQ12025were906 million, a decrease of 4.8% from 952millioninQ42024,butanincreaseof18.7763 million in Q1 2024[29] - Adjusted net loss for Q1 2025 was 65million,comparedtoanadjustednetincomeof27 million in Q4 2024[33] - The net loss for Q1 2025 was 79million,resultinginalossmarginof8.73,524 million, with an adjusted EBITDA of 1,148million[35]ExpensesandCosts−Operatingandmaintenanceexpensesincreasedto618 million in Q1 2025 from 579millioninQ42024,primarilyduetounfavorablelegaloutcomesandincreasedcostsrelatedtoarigintheshipyard[4]−Generalandadministrativeexpensesdecreasedto50 million in Q1 2025 from 56millioninQ42024,mainlyduetoreducedlegalandprofessionalfees[5]−TheeffectivetaxrateforQ12025was(95.8)(40) million, with an income tax expense of 39million[37]CashFlowandDebt−Cashprovidedbyoperatingactivitieswas26 million in Q1 2025, a decrease of 180millioncomparedtothepriorquarter[8]−Cashflowsfromoperatingactivitiesgenerated26 million in Q1 2025, a recovery from a cash outflow of 86millioninQ12024[27]−Year−to−datecashprovidedbyoperatingactivitieswas26 million, while capital expenditures totaled 60million,resultinginafreecashflowof(34) million[41] - Total debt repayments for Q1 2025 amounted to 210million,contributingtoaleveredfreecashflowof(244) million[41] - The company repaid 210millioninoutstandingdebtduringthequarter,improvingitsbalancesheet[9]AssetsandLiabilities−Totalassetsdecreasedto19,019 million as of March 31, 2025, down from 19,371millionatDecember31,2024,representingadeclineof1.81,656 million as of March 31, 2025, from 1,663millionatDecember31,2024[25]−Long−termdebtdecreasedto5,936 million as of March 31, 2025, down from 6,195millionatDecember31,2024,reflectingareductionof4.2691 million, down from 716millionattheendofQ12024[27]OperationalMetrics−Averagedailyrevenueforultra−deepwaterfloatersincreasedto443,600 in Q1 2025, up from 428,200inQ42024,reflectingagrowthof4.060 million, up from 29millioninthepriorquarter,relatedtocapitalupgradesforcertainrigs[8]−ThebacklogasofApril2025wasreportedat7.9 billion[1] Impairment and Losses - The company reported a loss on impairment of assets totaling $772 million for the full year 2024[35]