02-04_int-offshore-rigs.html (Apr-2002)

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Apr. 2002 Vol. 223 No. 4 Industry Stats


International Offshore Rigs
	U.S. Gulf of Mexico		Europe/ Mediterranean		Worldwide
Feb 2002	Mobile	Platform	Mobile	Platform*	Mobile	Platform*

Total rigs in fleet	201	73	103	110	655	318
year ago	210	80	101	101	649	313
Contracted rigs,	122	31	92	107	530	249
year ago	182	45	92	99	561	240
Rig utilization, %,	60.7	42.5	89.3	97.3	80.9	78.3
year ago	86.7	56.3	91.1	98.0	86.4	78.3

Source: ODS Petrodata Group's Weekly Mobile Offshore Rig Count * Updated quarterly

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