January 2003
Industry At A Glance

03-01_int-offshore-rigs.html (Jan-2003)

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Industry Stats
 January 2003
Vol. 224 No. 1
 
  International Offshore Rigs  
U.S. Gulf of
Mexico
 Europe/
Mediterranean
    Worldwide   
Nov 2002 Mobile Platform Mobile Platform*   Mobile Platform*
  Total rigs in fleet 187 71   102 109   657 311  
      year ago 207 77   104 104   652 312  
  Contracted rigs, 128 26   84 107   538 241  
      year ago 123 39   99 101   530 255  
  Rig utilization, %, 68.4 36.6   85.3 98.1   81.9 77.5  
      year ago 59.4 50.6   95.2 97.1   81.3 81.7  
Source:ODS Petrodata Group'sWeekly Mobile Offshore Rig Count
* Updated quarterly
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