May 1999
Industry At A Glance

99-05_int-offshore-rigs.html (May-1999)

A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.
May 1999 Vol. 220 No. 5 
Industry Stats 

International Offshore Rigs
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
   Europe/Mediterranean 
 Worldwide
March 1999 Mobile Platform Mobile Platform*   Mobile Platform*
Rigs in fleet, 178 81 106 91 615 308
year ago 176 81 110 99 610 308
Contracted rigs, 113 40 95 88 471 240
year ago 171 61 106 95 586 267
Rig utilization, %, 63.5 49.4 89.6 96.7 76.6 77.9
year ago 97.2 75.4 96.4 96.0 96.1 86.7

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

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