The total supply of offshore oil and gas rigs in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was 48 in the week of September 13, 2024. The utilization rate was 74 percent, with 26 marketed and contracted offshore rigs recorded that same month. The decrease noted in September 2021 was a result of preventive action taken around hurricane Ida.
Monthly number of offshore oil and gas rigs in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico from September 2021 to September 2024, by contract type
Marketed contracted reflects all marketed rigs that have a contract in place. This does not reflect the number of rigs actually working at any given time as some contracted rigs may be moving between locations, undergoing maintenance, waiting on weather, etc.
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IHS Markit. (September 16, 2024). Monthly number of offshore oil and gas rigs in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico from September 2021 to September 2024, by contract type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/918575/gulf-of-mexico-offshore-oil-rig-count-by-contract-type/
IHS Markit. "Monthly number of offshore oil and gas rigs in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico from September 2021 to September 2024, by contract type." Chart. September 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/918575/gulf-of-mexico-offshore-oil-rig-count-by-contract-type/
IHS Markit. (2024). Monthly number of offshore oil and gas rigs in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico from September 2021 to September 2024, by contract type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/918575/gulf-of-mexico-offshore-oil-rig-count-by-contract-type/
IHS Markit. "Monthly Number of Offshore Oil and Gas Rigs in The U.S. Gulf of Mexico from September 2021 to September 2024, by Contract Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/918575/gulf-of-mexico-offshore-oil-rig-count-by-contract-type/
IHS Markit, Monthly number of offshore oil and gas rigs in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico from September 2021 to September 2024, by contract type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/918575/gulf-of-mexico-offshore-oil-rig-count-by-contract-type/ (last visited October 05, 2024)
Monthly number of offshore oil and gas rigs in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico from September 2021 to September 2024, by contract type [Graph], IHS Markit, September 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/918575/gulf-of-mexico-offshore-oil-rig-count-by-contract-type/
