Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Transocean Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.2B
Total assets Very large vs avg
992
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.2M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Transocean Inc. · · Mining & Oil Extraction

$1.2B in assets, 992 participants

Transocean Inc.'s Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan reported $1.2B in total assets and 992 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #797 in Mining & Oil Extraction (811 peers)

Where Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan sits by assets

Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $1.2B for 992 participants (~$1.2M/participant), up 5.9% in 2023.

#797
in Mining & Oil Extraction (811 peers)
+5.9%
assets growth YoY
12×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$1,199,221,958 Top 1% higher than 99% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (992 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$468M in the plan year 2022 filing to $67M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 1,062 in the plan year 2022 filing to 992 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.1B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.2B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 660582307 · Transocean Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan · $1.2B · 992 · 99th

  • 5500 $1.2B
  • ASSETS 992
  • PCT 99th
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Eighth District Electrical Pension Fund
  • PHOTO ind #797

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Mining & Oil Extraction retirement plans →

Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of BcbsscNon-Contributory Retirement …$1.2BTransocean U.S. Retirement PlanTransocean U.S. Retirement P…$1.2BEighth District Electrical Pension FundEighth District Electrical P…$1.2BMartin Marietta Pension Plan$1.2BRetirement Plan for Draper EmployeesRetirement Plan for Draper E…$1.2B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.2B
Net Income$67M
Employer EIN660582307
Plan Effective Date1993-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Transocean Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Transocean Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.0B 13.5720415091236% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.7B$1.8B$1.9B$2B$2.1B 202220232024 $1.76B $2B ▲ +13.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,055 $1.8B
2023 2 3,082 $1.9B
2024 2 3,074 $2.0B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in , assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050010001500 00.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.199221958 · Participants: 992Transocean U.S. Retirement PlanResolute Fp US Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.561931939 · Participants: 276Resolute Fp US Pension PlanRetirement Plan for Employees of Learjet Inc., Bombardier Aerospace Corporation and Affiliates, Total assets ($B): 0.488864957 · Participants: 982Retirement Plan for Employees of Learjet Inc., Bombardier Aerospace Corporation and AffiliatesMagna U.S. Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.161893826 · Participants: 472Magna U.S. Consolidated Pension PlanDomtar US Hourly Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.149441025 · Participants: 1324Domtar US Hourly Pension PlanAir Canada U.S. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.144598774 · Participants: 217Air Canada U.S. Pension Plan
Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in , assets vs. participants
Compare Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside this state, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Eighth District Electrical Pension Fund in NV ($1.2B); by covered participants it is Ingersoll Rand Industrial U.S., Inc. Pension Plan in NC (992 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.2B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (992 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.9% during 2023, from $1.1B to $1.2B. Reported net income was $67M.
How have Transocean Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Transocean Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 13.6%, from $1.8B to $2.0B.
Where does Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Eighth District Electrical Pension Fund in NV ($1.2B, 10,900 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ingersoll Rand Industrial U.S., Inc. Pension Plan in NC (992 participants, $203M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 660582307.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.