01-01_int-offshore-rigs.html (Jan-2001)

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Jan. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 1 Industry Stats


International Offshore Rigs
	U.S. Gulf of Mexico		Europe/ Mediterranean		Worldwide
Nov 2000	Mobile	Platform	Mobile	Platform*	Mobile	Platform*

Total rigs in fleet	205	78	104	101	645	313
year ago	191	78	107	94	633	307
Contracted rigs,	178	46	92	98	559	239
year ago	148	40	74	88	475	230
Rig utilization, %,	86.8	59.0	88.5	98.0	86.6	76.4
year ago	77.50	51.30	69.20	96.70	75.00	74.90

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

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