West Africa had a total supply of 45 offshore oil and gas rigs in the week of December 16, 2022. Of these, the marketed supply was 37 rigs. The utilization rate of marketed offshore rigs in the this region was 86.1 percent that month, up from 62.1 percent in May 2021.
Monthly number of offshore oil and gas rigs in West Africa from May 2021 to December 2022, by contract type
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IHS Markit. (December 16, 2022). Monthly number of offshore oil and gas rigs in West Africa from May 2021 to December 2022, by contract type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/961841/west-africa-offshore-oil-rig-count-by-contract-type/
IHS Markit. "Monthly number of offshore oil and gas rigs in West Africa from May 2021 to December 2022, by contract type." Chart. December 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/961841/west-africa-offshore-oil-rig-count-by-contract-type/
IHS Markit. (2022). Monthly number of offshore oil and gas rigs in West Africa from May 2021 to December 2022, by contract type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/961841/west-africa-offshore-oil-rig-count-by-contract-type/
IHS Markit. "Monthly Number of Offshore Oil and Gas Rigs in West Africa from May 2021 to December 2022, by Contract Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/961841/west-africa-offshore-oil-rig-count-by-contract-type/
IHS Markit, Monthly number of offshore oil and gas rigs in West Africa from May 2021 to December 2022, by contract type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/961841/west-africa-offshore-oil-rig-count-by-contract-type/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Monthly number of offshore oil and gas rigs in West Africa from May 2021 to December 2022, by contract type [Graph], IHS Markit, December 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/961841/west-africa-offshore-oil-rig-count-by-contract-type/