October 2000
Industry At A Glance

00-10_int-offshore-rigs.html (Oct-2000)

Oct. 2000 Vol. 221 No. 10  Industry Stats 

Oct. 2000 Vol. 221 No. 10 
Industry Stats 
  International Offshore Rigs  
U.S. Gulf of
Mexico
 Europe/
Mediterranean
    Worldwide   
Aug 2000 Mobile Platform Mobile Platform*   Mobile Platform*
  Total rigs in fleet 207 79   103 100   642 312  
     year ago 185 77   108 91   627 309  
  Contracted rigs, 176 44   90 98   546 234  
     year ago 123 38   85 88   459 231  
  Rig utilization, %, 85.0 55.7   87.4 98.0   85.1 75.0  
     year ago 66.5 49.4   78.7 96.7   73.2 74.8  

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