December 2001
Industry At A Glance

01-12_int-offshore-rigs.html (Dec-2001)

A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.
Dec. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 12 
Industry Stats 
  International Offshore Rigs  
U.S. Gulf of
Mexico
 Europe/
Mediterranean
    Worldwide   
Oct 2001 Mobile Platform Mobile Platform*   Mobile Platform*
  Total rigs in fleet 209 80   103 103   653 312  
     year ago 205 78   104 101   644 313  
  Contracted rigs, 129 44   98 100   533 255  
     year ago 175 46   92 99   554 240  
  Rig utilization, %, 61.7 55.0   95.1 97.1   81.6 81.7  
     year ago 85.4 59.0   88.5 99.8   86.0 76.7  

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