May 2003
Industry At A Glance

03-05_int-offshore-rigs.html (May-2003)

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Industry Stats
 May 2003
Vol. 224 No. 5
 
  International Offshore Rigs  
U.S. Gulf of
Mexico
 Europe/
Mediterranean
    Worldwide   
Mar 2003 Mobile Platform Mobile Platform*   Mobile Platform*
  Total rigs in fleet 183 68   99 110   658 287  
     year ago 200 72 103 110 655 319  
  Contracted rigs, 121 24 84 108 528 225  
     year ago 120 31 91 107 523 245  
  Rig utilization, %, 65.8 35.3 84.1 98.1 80.1 78.4  
     year ago 60.0 43.1 88.6 97.3 79.8 76.8  
Source:ODS Petrodata Group'sWeekly Mobile Offshore Rig Count
* Updated quarterly
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