November 2003
Industry At A Glance

03-11_int-offshore-rigs.html (Nov-2003)

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Industry Stats
 Nov. 2003
Vol. 224 No. 11
 
   International Offshore Rigs  
U.S. Gulf of
Mexico
 Europe/
Mediterranean
    Worldwide   
Sep 2003 Mobile Platform Mobile Platform*   Mobile Platform*
   Total rigs in fleet 172 67    100 110    654 287   
      year ago 194 74    104 109    658 311   
   Contracted rigs, 127 26    81 108    528 235   
      year ago 126 25    87 107    528 241   
   Rig utilization, %, 73.8 38.8    81.0 98.2    80.7 82.0   
     year ago 65.0 33.8    83.7 98.2    80.2 77.5   
Source:ODS Petrodata Group'sWeekly Mobile Offshore Rig Count
* Updated quarterly
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