October 2001
Industry At A Glance

01-10_int-offshore-rigs.html (Oct-2001)

Oct. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 10  Industry Stats 


Oct. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 10 
Industry Stats 

  International Offshore Rigs  
U.S. Gulf of
Mexico

Europe/
Mediterranean

   Worldwide   
Aug 2001 Mobile Platform Mobile Platform*   Mobile Platform*

  Total rigs in fleet 212 81   102 101   653 310  
     year ago 207 79   103 100   642 312  
  Contracted rigs, 163 48   99 99   564 248  
     year ago 177 44   90 98   547 234  
  Rig utilization, %, 76.9 64.2   97.1 98   86.5 80  
     year ago 85.5 55.7   87.3 98   85.2 75  

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

FROM THE ARCHIVE
Connect with World Oil
Connect with World Oil, the upstream industry's most trusted source of forecast data, industry trends, and insights into operational and technological advances.