00-08_int-offshore-rigs.html (Aug-2000)

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August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 Industry Stats


International Offshore Rigs
	U.S. Gulf of Mexico		Europe/ Mediterranean		Worldwide
June 2000	Mobile	Platform	Mobile	Platform*	Mobile	Platform*

Total rigs in fleet	200	78	105	100	642	312
year ago	183	80	109	91	623	308
Contracted rigs,	166	40	89	98	526	234
year ago	121	34	86	88	457	231
Rig utilization, %,	83.0	51.3	84.8	96.7	81.9	75.0
year ago	66.1	42.5	78.9	96.7	73.4	75.0

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

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