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19 Jan, 4 tweets, 2 min read
If you think we didn't do a quick Google search, go "hey, this actually might be related to the Shell Deimos project," you are wrong. We did. It is not related.
Furthermore, ENSCO 8500 and ENSCO 8501 (aka Valeris 8500 and Valeris 8501) were sold to an undisclosed buyer this summer.

energyglobalnews.com/valaris-sells-…
Is the undisclosed buyer SpaceX? I have found no indisputable evidence other than a Deimos sign appearing on the side of the rig (spotted by @thejackbeyer). So yes, there is some uncertainty, but it seems very possible.
Also, I should mention that there have been numerous Brownsville job listings on SpaceX's website dating back to this summer related to rigs. Those job listings continue to this day.

boards.greenhouse.io/spacex/jobs/49…

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ENSCO 8500 and ENSCO 8501 were the previous names of the rigs. They are nearly identical twins.
BOOM!
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