May 2002
Industry At A Glance

02-05_int-offshore-rigs.html (May-2002)

A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.
May 2002 Vol. 223 No. 5 
Industry Stats 
  International Offshore Rigs  
U.S. Gulf of
Mexico
 Europe/
Mediterranean
    Worldwide   
Mar 2002 Mobile Platform Mobile Platform*   Mobile Platform*
  Total rigs in fleet 200 72   103 110   655 319  
     year ago 210 80   101 101   649 310  
  Contracted rigs, 120 31   91 107   523 246  
     year ago 186 43   93 99   569 248  
  Rig utilization, %, 60.0 43.1   88.3 97.3   79.8 77.1  
     year ago 88.6 53.8   92.1 98.0   87.7 80.0  

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