This statistic depicts the top ten deepwater drilling contractors by active rig fleet (and anticipated newbuild delivery within the next 12 months and idled rigs), as of July 1, 2016. Seadrill was ranked second with 20 active rigs, another rig with an expected delivery date within the next 12 months, as well as seven rigs laying idle.
Top deepwater drilling contractors by active and idle rigs worldwide as of July 2016*
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Quest Offshore. (July 6, 2016). Top deepwater drilling contractors by active and idle rigs worldwide as of July 2016* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/503536/top-deepwater-drilling-contractors-by-active-rigs/
Quest Offshore. "Top deepwater drilling contractors by active and idle rigs worldwide as of July 2016*." Chart. July 6, 2016. Statista. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503536/top-deepwater-drilling-contractors-by-active-rigs/
Quest Offshore. (2016). Top deepwater drilling contractors by active and idle rigs worldwide as of July 2016*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503536/top-deepwater-drilling-contractors-by-active-rigs/
Quest Offshore. "Top Deepwater Drilling Contractors by Active and Idle Rigs Worldwide as of July 2016*." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/503536/top-deepwater-drilling-contractors-by-active-rigs/
Quest Offshore, Top deepwater drilling contractors by active and idle rigs worldwide as of July 2016* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/503536/top-deepwater-drilling-contractors-by-active-rigs/ (last visited March 27, 2023)
Top deepwater drilling contractors by active and idle rigs worldwide as of July 2016* [Graph], Quest Offshore, July 6, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/503536/top-deepwater-drilling-contractors-by-active-rigs/