August 2001
Industry At A Glance

01-08_int-offshore-rigs.html (Aug-2001)

A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.
August 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8 
Industry Stats 
  International Offshore Rigs  
U.S. Gulf of
Mexico
 Europe/
Mediterranean
    Worldwide   
June 2001 Mobile Platform Mobile Platform*   Mobile Platform*
  Total rigs in fleet 213 80   102 102   651 310  
     year ago 200 78   104 100   642 312  
  Contracted rigs, 188 53   98 99   585 250  
     year ago 166 40   89 98   527 234  
  Rig utilization, %, 88.3 66.3   96.1 97.1   89.9 80.6  
     year ago 83.0 51.2   85.6 98.0   82.1 75.0  

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