01-04_int-offshore-rigs.html (Apr-2001)

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April 2001 Vol. 222 No. 4 Industry Stats


International Offshore Rigs
	U.S. Gulf of Mexico		Europe/ Mediterranean		Worldwide
Feb 2001	Mobile	Platform	Mobile	Platform*	Mobile	Platform*

Total rigs in fleet	210	80	101	101	649	309
year ago	193	78	106	100	633	314
Contracted rigs,	182	45	92	99	561	250
year ago	147	40	75	98	479	235
Rig utilization, %,	86.6	56.3	90.1	98.0	86.4	80.9
year ago	76.2	51.3	70.8	98.0	75.7	74.8

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

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