March 2002
Industry At A Glance

02-03_int-offshore-rigs.html (Mar-2002)

A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.
Mar. 2002 Vol. 223 No. 3 
Industry Stats 
  International Offshore Rigs  
U.S. Gulf of
Mexico
 Europe/
Mediterranean
    Worldwide   
Jan 2002 Mobile Platform Mobile Platform*   Mobile Platform*
  Total rigs in fleet 201 73   104 110   654 318  
     year ago 209 80   101 101   648 313  
  Contracted rigs, 124 33   96 107   533 249  
     year ago 180 47   89 99   558 240  
  Rig utilization, %, 61.6 44.6   92.3 97.3   81.5 78.3  
     year ago 86.1 58.8   88.1 98.0   86.1 78.3  

Source: ODS Petrodata Group's Weekly Mobile Offshore Rig Count
* Updated quarterly
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