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.
| Statistics for the primary segments of the competitive offshore rig fleet. |
| Month | Drillships | Jackups | Semisubs | ||||||
| July 2010 | 41 | 50 | 82.0% | 292 | 362 | 80.7% | 151 | 168 | 89.9% |
| June 2010 | 41 | 50 | 82.0% | 300 | 361 | 83.1% | 150 | 167 | 89.8% |
| May 2010 | 41 | 49 | 83.7% | 296 | 361 | 82.0% | 145 | 168 | 86.3% |
| April 2010 | 43 | 48 | 89.6% | 296 | 358 | 82.7% | 142 | 167 | 85.0% |
| March 2010 | 44 | 48 | 91.7% | 291 | 357 | 81.5% | 141 | 165 | 85.5% |
| February 2010 | 42 | 46 | 91.3% | 290 | 355 | 81.7% | 144 | 164 | 87.8% |
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2010 Q1 Land Rig Review:
Full Steam Ahead
This five-part series of analyses takes a close look at the land rig market recovery
that is currently underway in North America.
- Accelerating Land Rig Count Underscores a Strong Recovery (480kb PDF)
- Rebound Predicated on Oil/Horizontal Trends (600kb PDF)
- Land Rig Utilization Trends (480kb PDF)
- North Dakota and the Bakken Shale Rig Fleet Profile (1MB PDF)
- Land Rig Fleet Investment Trends, Earnings Season Highlights (610kb PDF)
2009 In Review & 2010 Outlook:
Auld Lang Syne '09
This six-part series follows the 2009 trends and key predictions for the drilling market in 2010.
- 2009 Floater Market Review (1MB PDF)
- 2010 Floater Market Outlook (1.1MB PDF)
- 2009 Jackup Market Review (1.5MB PDF)
- 2010 Jackup Market Outlook (1.3MB PDF)
- 2009 Land Rig Market Review (1.3MB PDF)
- 2010 Land Rig Market Outlook (1.3MB PDF)
Cairn Energy has awarded the Aban II, a 250' MS jackup, a 5+2 contract for work on their Ravva Block offshore India. The dayrate for the work is in the low-$100s and is expected to commence in November 2010 following completion of the rig's current contract with ONGC.
The Noble Danny Adkins has moved to the Great White field to carry out workover operations on the #GB3 well. The operation, which involves changing tubing, is expected to take about three weeks.
The Songa Delta has begun drilling the Stirby exploration well for Det Norske offshore Norway. Drilling operations are expected to take approximately 110 days, excluding testing. The mid-water semisub is contracted, under a rig sharing agreement, to both Det Norske and Wintershall through May 2012 at a dayrate in the mid-$430s.
The ENSCO 69, a 380' ILC jackup, has been released by Petrosucre. The rig is expected to arrive in Trinidad & Tobago this week where it will stack until hurricane season has ended. The rig was contracted from May 2007 to June 2009 to PdVSA subsidiary Petrosucre. Drilling operations were suspended in January 2009 due to the failure of Petrosucre to satisfy its contractual obligations. In June 2009 Petrosucre took over the rig and continued operations on the rig without ENSCO's consent.
The ENSCO 82, a 300' ILC jackup, has completed spud can inspections and returned to work for Chevron at Vermilion 214. The rig is contracted to Chevron through the end of the year at rate in the mid-$50s. The next well for the rig, which is also in Vermilion 214, is permitted.
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