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Welcome to the Rigzone Rig Data Center

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
January 2012 57 73 78.1% 305 375 81.3% 154 182 84.6%
December 2011 58 71 81.7% 310 377 82.2% 156 181 86.2%
November 2011 56 68 82.4% 304 374 81.3% 154 178 86.5%
October 2011 55 67 82.1% 301 372 80.9% 153 177 86.4%
September 2011 53 65 81.5% 298 370 80.5% 155 177 87.6%
August 2011 53 65 81.5% 294 368 79.9% 152 176 86.4%
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Offshore Rig Utilization Last 12 Months Utilization Graph Legend


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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.
February 2   |   Rowan Norway   |   400 ft.   Jackup
Rowan has been awarded a contract to supply two jackups to ConocoPhillips for work offshore Norway. For each contract, the firm portion will begin early 2013 and run through June 2016 at a rate in the low-$350s. Each contract also contains a provision for two, one-year options at escalating rates (first option - low-$360s and second option - low-$370s). The Rowan Norway (400' ILC N-Class) will fulfill one contract while the rig for the second contract has yet to be determined. Although the Rowan Viking, also an N-Class unit would be a likely candidate to fill the second contract.

February 2   |   Borgland Dolphin   |   1,500 ft.   Semisub
The Borgland Dolphin (mid-water semisub) has now begun drilling the Maria prospect for Wintershall offshore Norway. As reported earlier, the rig had finished its previous well (Sesam/Sinbad) and was being handed over to Wintershall to drill Maria. The rig is working for a consortium of operators managed by Rig Management Norway on a contract that runs through early 2014 at a rate in the low-$530s.

February 2   |   Ocean Champion   |   250 ft.   Jackup
Diamond Offshore is unlikely to reactivate any of its mat-supported jackups that are cold stacked in the US Gulf of Mexico. Larry Dickerson, Diamond Offshore's President said that while the jackup market in the Gulf of Mexico is strengthening, the company would be more likely to sell its three mat-supported jackups to a company that would be more suited to operate those rigs than Diamond. The Ocean Crusader, Ocean Drake and Ocean Champion have all been cold stacked since 2009. The Ocean Crusader and Ocean Drake are mat cantilver units rated to work in water depths up to 200 feet and the Ocean Champion is a mat slot jackup rated to work in water depths up to 205 feet.

February 2   |   West Phoenix   |   10,000 ft.   Semisub
Total expects the West Phoenix (UDW semsiub) to arrive at their Tomintoul prospect in early February. Tomintoul is located West of Shetlands in Block 205/9. This block along with 205/5c and 205/10 were awarded to Total during the UK's 26th licensing round. License requirements include shooting 2D and reprocessing 3D seismic along with drilling one commitment well. These blocks are located south of Total's Laggan-Tormore gas development.

February 2   |   MTR-1   |   600 ft.   Tender
The MTR-1 tender barge has been awarded a five-month contract for work offshore Indonesia as an accommodation unit. The contract has a dayrate in the low-$30s.

16 other rig notes were published last week that are only available to RigLogix subscribers. Subscribe today to get them all in your inbox each Friday.