SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 15
Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration under Section 12(g) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Suspension of Duty to File Reports under
Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Commission File Number 0 - 22770
TRANSOCEAN ASA
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Plattformveien 2-4
P.O. Box 65
N-4056 Tananger
Norway
(Telephone: 47-51-694900)
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrant's principal executive offices)
11.25% Senior Secured Notes
due 2004 of Transocean ASA
(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
NONE
(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file
reports under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)
Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s)
relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i) [ X ] Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i) [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii) [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii) [ ] Rule 15d-6 [ ]
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) [ ]
Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date:
NONE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Transocean
ASA (Name of registrant as specified in charter) has caused this
certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly
authorized person.
DATE: October 31, 1996 BY: /s/ Reidar Lund
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Name: Reidar Lund
Title: Administr. Direktor