SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                         Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934




        Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): January 2, 2002



                           TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



          CAYMAN  ISLANDS                 333-75899                N/A

  (State or other jurisdiction of       (Commission          (I.R.S.  Employer
  incorporation  or  organization)       File  Number)       Identification No.)





                                4 GREENWAY PLAZA
                              HOUSTON, TEXAS 77046
              (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 232-7500





ITEM  9.       REGULATION  FD  DISCLOSURE.

Drilling  rig  status  and  contract information, including contract dayrate and
duration,  as of January 2, 2002 on the drilling fleet of Transocean Sedco Forex
Inc.  (the  "Company")  has been condensed into a report entitled "Monthly Fleet
Update"  and  will  be  available  through  the  company's  website  at
www.deepwater.com.  The  report  will  be  located  in the "Investor Relations /
Financial  Reports"  section  of  the  site  and  is  comprised of two segments,
"Monthly Fleet Update" and "Monthly Fleet Update - Domestic Jackups and Barges."
The report will also be available through a free monthly email distribution.  To
be  added  to  the  email distribution, please contact Jeffrey L. Chastain, Vice
President,  Investor Relations and Communications, at jchastain@deepwater.com or
at  fax  number  713-232-7031.

The  statements  made  in the Monthly Fleet Update that are not historical facts
are  forward-looking  statements  within  the  meaning  of  Section  27A  of the
Securities  Act  of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Forward-looking statements made in the Monthly Fleet Update include, but are not
limited  to,  statements  involving  the estimated duration of client contracts,
contract  dayrate  amounts and future contract commencement dates and locations.
Such  statements  are  subject to numerous risks, uncertainties and assumptions,
including but not limited to, uncertainties relating to the level of activity in
offshore  and  U.S.  inland  marine  oil  and  gas  exploration and development,
exploration  success  by  producers, oil and gas prices, demand for offshore and
U.S.  inland  marine  rigs,  competition  and  market conditions in the contract
drilling industry, actions and approvals of third parties, the Company's ability
to  successfully  integrate the operations of acquired businesses, costs, delays
and other difficulties related to the merger with R&B Falcon Corporation, delays
or  cost overruns on construction projects and possible cancellation of drilling
contracts  as  a result of delays or performance, outcome of ongoing discussions
regarding newbuilds, the Company's ability to enter into and the terms of future
contracts,  the  availability  of  qualified  personnel, labor relations and the
outcome  of  negotiations  with  unions representing workers, operating hazards,
political and other uncertainties inherent in non-U.S. operations (including the
risk  of  war and civil disturbance, seizure or damage of equipment and exchange
and currency fluctuations), the impact of governmental laws and regulations, the
adequacy of sources of liquidity, the effect of litigation and contingencies and
other  factors  described above and discussed in the Company's Form 10-Q for the
quarter  ended  September 30, 2001 and Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2000  and  in the Company's other filings with the SEC, which are available free
of  charge  on  the  SEC's  website at www.sec.gov.  Should one or more of these
risks  or  uncertainties  materialize,  or  should  underlying assumptions prove
incorrect,  actual results may vary materially from those indicated.  You should
not  place  undue  reliance on forward-looking statements.  Each forward-looking
statement  speaks  only  as  of  the  date  of  the particular statement, and we
undertake  no  obligation  to  publicly  update  or  revise  any forward-looking
statements.


                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant  to  the  requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has  duly  caused  this  report  to  be  signed on its behalf by the
undersigned  thereunto  duly  authorized.

                                             TRANSOCEAN  SEDCO  FOREX  INC.



Date:  January  2,  2002              By:    /s/  Eric  B.  Brown
                                             -------------------------
                                    Name:    Eric  B.  Brown
                                   Title:    Senior  Vice  President,  General
                                             Counsel  and  Corporate  Secretary