October 1999
Industry At A Glance

99-10_int-offshore-rigs.html (Oct-1999)

A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.
October 1999 Vol. 220 No. 10 
Industry Stats 
  International Offshore Rigs  
 U.S. Gulf of Mexico 
 Europe/Mediterranean
     Worldwide    
August 1999   Mobile    Platform Mobile Platform*     Mobile    Platform*
Rigs in fleet, 185 77 108 91 627 309
   year ago 173 81 114 98 609 309
Contracted rigs, 123 38 85 88 459 231
   year ago 144 47 110 96 548 269
Rig utilization, %, 66.5 49.4 78.7 96.7 73.2 74.8
   year ago 83.2 58.0 96.5 97.9 90.0 87.1

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

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