December 2000
Industry At A Glance

00-12_int-offshore-rigs.html (Dec-2000)

A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.
Dec. 2000 Vol. 221 No. 12 
Industry Stats 
  International Offshore Rigs  
U.S. Gulf of
Mexico
 Europe/
Mediterranean
    Worldwide   
Oct 2000 Mobile Platform Mobile Platform*   Mobile Platform*
  Total rigs in fleet 205 78   104 101   644 313  
     year ago 190 78   107 94   625 307  
  Contracted rigs, 175 46   92 98   534 239  
     year ago 141 37   76 88   485 230  
  Rig utilization, %, 85.4 59.7   88.5 98.0   82.9 76.4  
     year ago 74.2 47.4   71.0 96.7   77.6 74.9  

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