
Rigzone tracks the worldwide offshore rig fleet through its proprietary RigLogix database, and we make some of the key rig fleet data available to you here. You'll find information on offshore rig utilization, day rates, contracts, equipment specs, and much more.
Worldwide Offshore Rig Utilization
| Statistics for the primary segments of the competitive offshore rig fleet. |
| Month | Drillships | Jackups | Semisubs | ||||||
| June 2009 | 38 | 41 | 92.7% | 297 | 372 | 79.8% | 148 | 167 | 88.6% |
| May 2009 | 38 | 41 | 92.7% | 306 | 369 | 82.9% | 145 | 166 | 87.3% |
| April 2009 | 36 | 41 | 87.8% | 310 | 368 | 84.2% | 144 | 165 | 87.3% |
| March 2009 | 35 | 40 | 87.5% | 313 | 367 | 85.3% | 147 | 165 | 89.1% |
| February 2009 | 34 | 39 | 87.2% | 316 | 365 | 86.6% | 144 | 164 | 87.8% |
| January 2009 | 34 | 39 | 87.2% | 321 | 363 | 88.4% | 145 | 161 | 90.1% |

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Recent Offshore Rig Activity Notes Sample
Below is a sample of the 21 rig activity notes from the last week available to RigLogix subscribers.
June 24
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Belford Dolphin
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10,000 ft.
Drillship
The Belford Dolphin, which drilled Anadarko's Samurai discovery in the Gulf of Mexico, will set sail for West Africa next week. The rig is expected to arrive at its first assignment offshore Sierra Leone in early August. Then the rig will move to Cote d'Ivoire for one well which will then be followed by a multi-well program offshore Mozambique.
The Belford Dolphin, which drilled Anadarko's Samurai discovery in the Gulf of Mexico, will set sail for West Africa next week. The rig is expected to arrive at its first assignment offshore Sierra Leone in early August. Then the rig will move to Cote d'Ivoire for one well which will then be followed by a multi-well program offshore Mozambique.
June 23
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Noble Danny Adkins
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12,000 ft.
Semisub
The delivery date for the Noble Danny Adkins has been pushed back to October 2009. Noble is in discussions with Shell for an extension of the delivery date. The rig will head to the Gulf of Mexico upon departure from the shipyard.
The delivery date for the Noble Danny Adkins has been pushed back to October 2009. Noble is in discussions with Shell for an extension of the delivery date. The rig will head to the Gulf of Mexico upon departure from the shipyard.
July 2
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Bob Palmer
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550 ft.
Jackup
Energy Resource Technology has hired Rowan's Bob Palmer jackup to make repairs at its East Cameron 364 A Platform. The A Platform was damaged during Hurricane Ike in September 2008. According to the MMS, repairs are estimated to take approximately 2 - 3 weeks.
Energy Resource Technology has hired Rowan's Bob Palmer jackup to make repairs at its East Cameron 364 A Platform. The A Platform was damaged during Hurricane Ike in September 2008. According to the MMS, repairs are estimated to take approximately 2 - 3 weeks.
June 29
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Discoverer Enterprise
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10,000 ft.
Drillship
The Discoverer Enterprise has completed its scheduled maintenance and is back on location at the Thunder Horse North field in the Gulf of Mexico. The rig is currently drilling the #5 development well at Mississippi Canyon 776.
The Discoverer Enterprise has completed its scheduled maintenance and is back on location at the Thunder Horse North field in the Gulf of Mexico. The rig is currently drilling the #5 development well at Mississippi Canyon 776.
June 25
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Doo Sung
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1,500 ft.
Semisub
The Doo Sung has arrived on location at Gazflot's Kyrinsky-2 exploration well offshore Russia. The rig's contract with Gazflot is for a total of four wells. Two wells each will be drilled between June - October 2009 and June - October 2010.
The Doo Sung has arrived on location at Gazflot's Kyrinsky-2 exploration well offshore Russia. The rig's contract with Gazflot is for a total of four wells. Two wells each will be drilled between June - October 2009 and June - October 2010.




