March 2003
Industry At A Glance

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Industry Stats
March 2003
Vol. 224 No. 3
 
  International Offshore Rigs  
U.S. Gulf of
Mexico

Europe/
Mediterranean

   Worldwide   
Jan 2003 Mobile Platform Mobile Platform*   Mobile Platform*

  Total rigs in fleet 185 73   100 109   656 313  
      year ago 201 73   101 110   655 318  
  Contracted rigs, 121 33   78 107   521 250  
      year ago 125 33   92 107   533 249  
  Rig utilization, %, 65.4 45.2   78.0 98.1   79.4 79.9  
      year ago 62.2 45.2   91.1 97.3   81.4 78.3  

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