The US-listed master limited partnership (MLP) has fileda shelf registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The amount of funds soughtwas not disclosed, but Seadrill Partners said the net proceeds from any sale ofshares would be used for repayment of debt, acquisitions, capital expendituresand additions to working capital.
In March the company successfullyraised net proceeds of $366m from the sale of 11.9m shares at $30.60 per share. The funds wenttowards the acquisition of the drillship West Auriga.
The Seadrill Partnersfleet consists of four semi-submersible rigs - the WestCapricorn, the West Aquarius, the West Leo and the WestSirius, the drillship West Capella, two tender rigs, the T-15 and the T-16and the semi-tender West Vencedor.
The company isscheduled to release its first quarter 2014 financial results on Wednesday 28 May2014 before the start of US trading.
