July 2003
Industry At A Glance

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Industry Stats
July 2003
Vol. 224 No. 7
 
  International Offshore Rigs  
U.S. Gulf of
Mexico

Europe/
Mediterranean

   Worldwide   
May2003 Mobile Platform Mobile Platform*   Mobile Platform*

  Total rigs in fleet 182 68   100 110   658 287  
     year ago 198 74   104 110   656 319  
  Contracted rigs, 128 64   87 108   536 225  
     year ago 125 30   90 107   526 245  
  Rig utilization, %, 70.3 94.1   87.0 98.2   81.5 78.4  
     year ago 63.1 40.5   86.5 97.3   80.2 76.8  

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