March 2001
Industry At A Glance

01-03_int-offshore-rigs.html (Mar-2001)

A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.
Feb. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 2 
Industry Stats 
  International Offshore Rigs  
U.S. Gulf of
Mexico
 Europe/
Mediterranean
    Worldwide   
Dec 2000 Mobile Platform Mobile Platform*   Mobile Platform*
  Total rigs in fleet 206 78   101 101   646 313  
     year ago 191 78   106 94   633 307  
  Contracted rigs, 179 45   88 98   560 239  
     year ago 150 40   74 88   482 230  
  Rig utilization, %, 86.9 57.7   87.1 98.0   86.7 76.4  
     year ago 78.5 51.3   69.8 96.7   76.1 74.9  

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