GULF OF MEXICO RIG COUNT DOWN SLIGHTLY THIS WEEK
Utilization of offshore mobile rigs in
the Gulf of Mexico fell about 0.5 percentage point to 35.0 pct
this week, with a total of 82 working and 152 idled, Offshore
Data Services said.
    In the European-Mediterranean area, utilization remained
about unchanged at 46.1 pct, after rising four percentage
points in the previous two weeks. Out of a total of 154 rigs,
71 were working and 83 idled, it said.
    Worldwide utilization of offshore rigs was steady at 53.8
pct, reflecting 391 rigs working and 336 idled.
   
 Reuter
