May 2003
Industry At A Glance

03-04_int-offshore-rigs.html (May-2003)

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Industry Stats
 April 2003
Vol. 224 No. 4
 
  International Offshore Rigs  
U.S. Gulf of
Mexico
 Europe/
Mediterranean
    Worldwide   
Feb 2003 Mobile Platform Mobile Platform*   Mobile Platform*
  Total rigs in fleet 184 69   100 109   657 313  
      year ago 201 73   103 110   655 318  
  Contracted rigs, 113 25   82 107   519 250  
      year ago 121 31   91 107   528 249  
  Rig utilization, %, 61.4 36.2   82.0 98.2   79.0 79.9  
      year ago 60.2 42.5   88.3 97.3   80.6 78.3  
Source:ODS Petrodata Group'sWeekly Mobile Offshore Rig Count
* Updated quarterly
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