West Africa had a total supply of 43 offshore oil and gas rigs in the week of January 17, 2025. Of these, the marketed supply was 36 rigs. The utilization rate of marketed offshore rigs in the region was 77.8 percent that month.
Monthly number of offshore oil and gas rigs in West Africa from May 2021 to January 2025, 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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