On Monday data from Clarksons suggested that the IdanOfer-controlled company recently firmed up an order for a ninth unit at SamsungHeavy Industries at a cost of $620m.
Later in the day a spokeswoman for Pacific Drilling, Amy Roddy, saidthat the reports were incorrect but failed to shed light on whether a new contractwas ever in the works.
The company madeheadlines last month amid speculation that is was primed to place a firm orderunder a deal that would also include an option for a second vessel.
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