As of February 17, 2023, the total supply of offshore rigs in South America was 39 units, of which the amount of marketed and contracted rigs was 35. Marketed and contracted reflects all marketed rigs that have a contract in place, but it does not reflect the number of rigs actually working. The utilization rate in the region was 100 percent at that time, the
Monthly number of offshore oil and gas rigs in South America from May 2021 to February 2023, by contract type
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IHS Markit. (February 17, 2023). Monthly number of offshore oil and gas rigs in South America from May 2021 to February 2023, by contract type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118235/south-america-offshore-oil-rig-count-contract-type/
IHS Markit. "Monthly number of offshore oil and gas rigs in South America from May 2021 to February 2023, by contract type." Chart. February 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118235/south-america-offshore-oil-rig-count-contract-type/
IHS Markit. (2023). Monthly number of offshore oil and gas rigs in South America from May 2021 to February 2023, by contract type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118235/south-america-offshore-oil-rig-count-contract-type/
IHS Markit. "Monthly Number of Offshore Oil and Gas Rigs in South America from May 2021 to February 2023, by Contract Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118235/south-america-offshore-oil-rig-count-contract-type/
IHS Markit, Monthly number of offshore oil and gas rigs in South America from May 2021 to February 2023, by contract type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118235/south-america-offshore-oil-rig-count-contract-type/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Monthly number of offshore oil and gas rigs in South America from May 2021 to February 2023, by contract type [Graph], IHS Markit, February 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118235/south-america-offshore-oil-rig-count-contract-type/