Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Schwab David M
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/02/2012
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Transocean Ltd. [RIG]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4 GREENWAY PLAZA
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr. Assoc General Counsel
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77046
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Registered Shares 814 (1)
D
 
Registered Shares 817 (2)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Deferred Units   (3)   (3) Registered Shares 407 $ (3) D  
Deferred Units   (4)   (4) Registered Shares 1,635 $ (4) D  
Deferred Units   (5)   (5) Registered Shares 4,224 $ (5) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Schwab David M
4 GREENWAY PLAZA
HOUSTON, TX 77046
      Sr. Assoc General Counsel  

Signatures

/s/Jill S. Greene by Power of Attorney 11/06/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents deferred shares awarded on October 1, 2010 and vested in one-third increments: 407 shares on October 1, 2011; and 407 shares on October 1, 2012.
(2) Represents deferred shares awarded on February 10, 2011 and vested in one-third increments: 817 shares on February 10, 2012.
(3) Deferred Units, which are 1-for-1 registered share equivalents, acquired on October 1, 2010, pursuant to the issuer's long-term incentive plan. Deferred Units are payable in registered shares of the issuer and vested in one-third increments on October 1, 2011 and October 1, 2012 and the remaining one-third will vest on October 1, 2013.
(4) Deferred Units, which are 1-for-1 registered share equivalents, acquired on February 10, 2011, pursuant to the issuer's long-term incentive plan. Deferred Units are payable in registered shares of the issuer and vested in one-third increments on February 10, 2012 and the remaining two-thirds will vest on February 10, 2013 and February 10, 2014, respectively.
(5) Deferred Units, which are 1-for-1 registered share equivalents, acquired on February 17, 2012, pursuant to the issuer's long-term incentive plan. Deferred Units are payable in registered shares of the issuer and vest in one-third increments on February 17, 2013, February 17, 2014 and February 17, 2015.

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