February 2002
Industry At A Glance

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A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.

Feb. 2002 Vol. 223 No. 2 
Industry Stats 

  International Offshore Rigs  
U.S. Gulf of
Mexico

Europe/
Mediterranean

   Worldwide   
Dec 2001 Mobile Platform Mobile Platform*   Mobile Platform*

  Total rigs in fleet, 203 74   103 110   654 318  
     year ago 207 78   101 101   647 313  
  Contracted rigs, 121 34   97 107   530 249  
     year ago 179 43   88 99   559 240  
  Rig utilization, %, 59.6 47.9   94.2 97.3   81.0 78.3  
     year ago 86.5 55.1   87.1 98.0   86.4 78.3  

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

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