May 2001
Industry At A Glance

01-05_int-offshore-rigs.html (May-2001)

A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.
May 2001 Vol. 222 No. 5 
Industry Stats 
  International Offshore Rigs  
U.S. Gulf of
Mexico
 Europe/
Mediterranean
    Worldwide   
Mar 2001 Mobile Platform Mobile Platform*   Mobile Platform*
  Total rigs in fleet 210 80   101 101   649 310  
     year ago 197 78   105 100   637 312  
  Contracted rigs, 186 43   94 99   569 248  
     year ago 151 38   83 98   492 234  
  Rig utilization, %, 88.6 53.8   93.1 98.0   87.7 80.0  
     year ago 76.6 48.7   79.0 98.0   77.2 75.0  

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