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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
STRACHAN IAN
  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)
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   D   500 D (1) (1) 0 D  
Ordinary Shares 11/27/2007   A   349 A (2) (2) 349 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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Deferred Units $ 0 11/27/2007   D     7,339   (3)   (3) Ordinary Shares 7,339 $ 0 (3) 0 D  
Deferred Units $ 0 11/27/2007   A   5,133     (3)   (3) Ordinary Shares 5,133 $ 0 (3) 5,133 D  
Stock Options $ 19.86 11/27/2007   D     6,000   (5) 05/08/2013 Ordinary Shares 6,000 $ 0 (4) 0 D  
Stock Options $ 21.15 11/27/2007   A   5,635     (5) 05/08/2013 Ordinary Shares 5,635 $ 0 (4) 5,635 D  
Stock Options $ 36.17 11/27/2007   D     6,000   (5) 05/09/2012 Ordinary Shares 6,000 $ 0 (4) 0 D  
Stock Options $ 38.51 11/27/2007   A   5,635     (5) 05/09/2012 Ordinary Shares 5,635 $ 0 (4) 5,635 D  
Stock Options $ 49.91 11/27/2007   D     6,000   (5) 05/11/2011 Ordinary Shares 6,000 $ 0 (4) 0 D  
Stock Options $ 53.14 11/27/2007   A   5,635     (5) 05/11/2011 Ordinary Shares 5,635 $ 0 (4) 5,635 D  
Stock Options $ 49.81 11/27/2007   D     4,000   (5) 05/11/2010 Ordinary Shares 4,000 $ 0 (4) 0 D  
Stock Options $ 53.04 11/27/2007   A   3,756     (5) 05/11/2010 Ordinary Shares 3,756 $ 0 (4) 3,756 D  
Stock Options $ 33.69 11/27/2007   D     4,000   (5) 12/31/2009 Ordinary Shares 4,000 $ 0 (4) 0 D  
Stock Options $ 35.87 11/27/2007   A   3,756     (5) 12/31/2009 Ordinary Shares 3,756 $ 0 (4) 3,756 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
STRACHAN IAN
4 GREENWAY PLAZA
HOUSTON, TX 77046
  X      

Signatures

 Chipman Earle, by power of attorney   11/29/2007
**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 among Transocean Inc., Transocean Worldwide Inc. and GlobalSantaFe Corporation (the "Merger Agreement"), at the effective time of the reclassification contemplated by the Merger Agreement, each outstanding ordinary share, par value $0.01 per share, was converted into the right to receive 0.6996 new 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 transactions, and $33.03 in cash (the "Reclassification Consideration").
(2) Acquired pursuant to the Merger Agreement as described in note (1).
(3) Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the reclassification, each outstanding deferred unit became fully vested and was converted into the cash portion of the Reclassification Consideration and the right to receive the share portion of the Reclassification Consideration upon leaving the board.
(4) Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the reclassification, each outstanding option to purchase Transocean ordinary shares was adjusted to be exercisable for a number of Transocean ordinary shares equal to the number of Transocean ordinary shares for which such option was exercisable immediately prior to the reclassification multiplied by 0.9392 (rounded down to the nearest whole share) with a per share exercise price equal to the exercise price of the option immediately prior to the reclassification divided by 0.9392 (rounded up to the nearest whole cent).
(5) The stock options are fully vested.

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