Schedule 13G
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.    )*


TODCO
(Name of Issuer)


Class A Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)


88889T107
(CUSIP Number)


December 31, 2004
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

 
[ ]  Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ]  Rule 13d-1(c)
[ X ]  Rule 13d-1(d)
 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 




SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 88889T107

  1. Names of Reporting Persons.
Transocean Inc.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
(66-0582307)

  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)  [    ]       (b)  [ X ]

  3. SEC USE ONLY

  4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
Cayman Islands

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With:
5. Sole Voting Power
13,310,000

6. Shared Voting Power
None

7. Sole Dispositive Power
13,310,000

8. Shared Dispositive Power
None

  9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
13,310,000

  10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  [    ]

  11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
22.1%

  12. Type of Reporting Person
CO


         


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Item 1.

 

(a)

Name of Issuer

         TODCO

 

(b)

Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices

2000 W. Sam Houston Parkway S., Suite 800
Houston, Texas 77042


Item 2.

 

(a)

Name of Person Filing

Transocean Inc.

 

(b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence

4 Greenway Plaza
Houston, Texas 77046

 

(c)

Citizenship

Cayman Islands

 

(d)

Title of Class of Securities

Class A Common Stock

 

(e)

CUSIP Number

88889T107


Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 

(a)

[    ]

Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

 

(b)

[    ]

Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

 

(c)

[    ]

Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

 

(d)

[    ]

Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).

 

(e)

[    ]

An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

 

(f)

[    ]

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

 

(g)

[    ]

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

 

(h)

[    ]

A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

 

(i)

[    ]

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

 

(j)

[    ]

Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).


Item 4.

Ownership.

 

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:

         13,310,000

 

(b)

Percent of class:

         22.1%

 

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

 

 

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

         13,310,000

 

 

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

         None

 

 

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

         13,310,000

 

 

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

         None


Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

          If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [    ].


Instruction: Dissolution of a group requires a response to this item.

         Not Applicable


Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

                  Not Applicable


Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company

                  Not Applicable


Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

                  Not Applicable


Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group

                  Not Applicable


Item 10.

Certification

                   Not Applicable


SIGNATURE

        After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 
Date:   February 10, 2005
  TRANSOCEAN INC.

  By: /s/ William E. Turcotte
      William E. Turcotte
  Title:    Associate General Counsel & Assistant Secretary 
 
 


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