February 2003
Industry At A Glance

03-02_int-offshore-rigs.html (Feb-2003)

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Industry Stats
 February 2003
Vol. 224 No. 2
 
  International Offshore Rigs  
U.S. Gulf of
Mexico
 Europe/
Mediterranean
    Worldwide   
Dec 2002 Mobile Platform Mobile Platform*   Mobile Platform*
  Total rigs in fleet 186 74   101 109   656 313  
     year ago 204 74   103 110   653 318  
  Contracted rigs, 134 36   81 107   538 250  
     year ago 120 34   96 107   529 249  
  Rig utilization, %, 72.0 48.6   80.2 98.1   82.0 79.9  
    year ago 58.8     93.2 97.3   81.0 78.3  
Source:ODS Petrodata Group'sWeekly Mobile Offshore Rig Count
* Updated quarterly
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