Edgar Filing: WHITMIRE JOHN L

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

WHITMIRE JOHN L

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TRANSOCEAN INC [RIG]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

4 GREENWAY PLAZA

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/27/2007

(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77046

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
11/29/2007

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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Ordinary Shares	11/27/2007		A		5,818 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	A	$ 0	5,818	D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WHITMIRE JOHN L 4 GREENWAY PLAZA HOUSTON, TX 77046	X

Signatures

Chipman Earle, by power of attorney		02/14/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated July 21, 2007 (the "Merger Agreement") among Transocean Inc., Transocean Worldwide Inc. and GlobalSantaFe Corporation ("GlobalSantaFe"), at the effective time of the merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement, each outstanding ordinary share, par value $0.01 per share, of GlobalSantaFe was converted into the right to receive 0.4757 ordinary shares of Transocean, having a market value of $129.39 per share as of the close of trading on the trading day immediately preceding the effective time of the merger, and $22.46 in cash.
(2)	Includes 71 ordinary shares issued in settlement of Dividend Equivalent Rights attached to GlobalSantaFe Restricted Stock Units. Dividend Equivalent Rights attached to GlobalSantaFe Restricted Stock Units, which vested pursuant to the Merger Agreement on Nov. 27, 2007, were converted into Transocean ordinary shares. The number of Transocean ordinary shares issued in settlement of the Dividend Equivalent Rights is equal to the total of the accrued dividend equivalent payments in respect of the GlobalSantaFe Restricted Stock Units on the vesting date, divided by the Fair Market Value (as defined in the GlobalSantaFe 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan) of Transocean ordinary shares on such vesting date, with any fractional share resulting from such calculation being forfeited without any payment in respect therof.

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