November 2000
Industry At A Glance

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A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.

Nov. 2000 Vol. 221 No. 11 
Industry Stats 

  International Offshore Rigs  
U.S. Gulf of
Mexico

Europe/
Mediterranean

   Worldwide   
Sep 2000 Mobile Platform Mobile Platform*   Mobile Platform*

  Total rigs in fleet 206 79   104 101   643 313  
     year ago 187 78   108 94   630 307  
  Contracted rigs, 175 45   91 98   549 239  
     year ago 135 38   80 88   470 230  
  Rig utilization, %, 85.0 57.0   87.5 98.0   85.4 76.4  
     year ago 72.2 48.7   74.1 96.7   74.6 74.9  

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

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