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Global number of onshore and offshore oil rigs 2010-2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 31, 2023
Most of the world's oil rigs are located on land. At the end of 2021, there were 1,309 operational onshore oil rigs, compared with 201 offshore rigs. In 2021, there was a notable increase in the global rig fleet as oil demand increased again following the coronavirus pandemic-induced economic slump. Meanwhile, the decline in offshore rigs is mainly due to a fall in proved reserves in the North Sea.
The annual average number of global oil rigs that year was 1,361, only a slight increase compared to 2020. North America is the region with the greatest number of oil and gas rigs.

Number of land and offshore oil rigs worldwide at the end of each year from 2010 to 2021

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Release date

2022

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2010 to 2021

Supplementary notes

The statistic was assembled using two different reports, totals for North America were found here.

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