November 1998
Industry At A Glance

98-11_int-offshore-rigs.html (Nov-1998)

A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.

November 1998 Vol. 219 No. 11 
Industry Stats 

International Offshore Rigs

U.S. Gulf of Mexico   Europe/Mediterranean  Worldwide
Sept. 1998 Mobile Platform Mobile Platform*   Mobile Platform*

Rigs in fleet, 174 81 114 98 609 315
year ago 176 77 110 101 605 306
Contracted rigs, 141 49 110 96 541 261
year ago 170 65 107 96 578 272
Rig utilization, %, 81.0 60.5 96.5 97.9 88.8 82.9
year ago 96.6 84.4 97.3 95.0 95.5 88.9

Source: Offshore Data Services’ Weekly Mobile Offshore Rig Count
* Updated quarterly

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