November 2002
Industry At A Glance

02-11_int-offshore-rigs.html (Nov-2002)

A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.

Nov. 2002 Vol. 223 No. 11 
Industry Stats 
  International Offshore Rigs  
U.S. Gulf of
Mexico
 Europe/
Mediterranean
    Worldwide   
Sep 2002 Mobile Platform Mobile Platform*   Mobile Platform*
Total rigs in fleet 194 74   104 109   658 311  
  year ago 210 80   102 101   653 310  
Contracted rigs, 126 26   87 107   528 241  
  year ago 142 48   97 99   546 248  
Rig utilization, %, 64.9 35.1   83.7 98.1   80.2 77.5  
  year ago 67.6 60.0   95.1 98.0   83.6 80.0  
Source:ODS Petrodata Group'sWeekly Mobile Offshore Rig Count
* Updated quarterly
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