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Analysis

Rig stats

Worldwide

Rig Type Total Rigs Contracted Available Utilization

Drillship 98 92 6 93%

Jackup 413 361 52 87% 192 171 21 89%

Semisub 32 22 10 68%

Tenders 735 646 89 87%Total

Gulf of Mexico

Rig Type Total Rigs Contracted Available Utilization

Drillship 22 21 1 95% objections because they (BOEM) put in a few new things about 94 82 12 87%Jackup marine mammals that were deleterious to our work.” 30 28 2 93%

Semisub

Some concerns were focused on active acoustic sound

N/A N/AN/A N/A

Tenders sources from airguns and electromechanical sources; vessel 146 131 15 89%

Total and equipment noise; vessel traf? c; aircraft traf? c and noise;

Asia Paci? c vessel exclusion zones; trash and debris; sea? oor disturbance;

Rig Type Total Rigs Contracted Available Utilization drilling discharges; and accidental fuel spills.

Drillship 15 13 286%

Andy Radford, a senior policy advisor with American

Jackup 115 101 14 87%

Petroleum Institute (API); Sarah Tso? ias, a former vice 36 31 586%

Semisub president for Marine Environment with the International

Tenders 23 15 8 65%

Association of Geophysical Contractors (IAGC); and Luke

Total 189 160 29 84%

Johnson, former policy director with the National Ocean

Latin America

Industries Association (NOIA) advise that additional methods

Rig Type Total Rigs Contracted Available Utilization be included within the PEIS, in order to emphasize the risks

Drillship 28 27 196% affecting different species in the Atlantic region.

Jackup 9 6 366% “We strongly encourage that both the range of alternatives 42 41 1 97%

Semisub analyzed and their evaluation re? ect the nature and extent

Tenders 2 2 0100% of the known causes of injury and mortality faced by various

Total 81 76 5 93% protected species,” the respresentatives said.

Northwest European Continental Shelf “In addition, we oppose several of the mitigation measures

Rig Type Total Rigs Contracted Available Utilization proposed as part of Alternative A. We believe that Alternative

Drillship 1 1 0100%

B is unwarranted for a number of reasons including the ? nding

Jackup 47 42 5 89% in the DPEIS that doubling the size of the closure area does not

Semisub 46 44 2 95% provide additional protection for Right whales or marine life

N/A N/AN/A N/A

Tenders generally.” 94 87 7 92%

Total

In February 2014, BOEM published a ? nal environmental review of G&G activities off the Atlantic coast, specifying

Middle East & Caspian Sea

Rig Type Total Rigs Contracted Available Utilization mitigation efforts, which include requirements to avoid vessel

Drillship 1 1 0100% strikes, special closure areas to protect the main migratory route

Jackup 101 85 16 84% for the endangered North Atlantic Right Whale, geographic 3 3 0100%

Semisub separation of simultaneous seismic airgun surveys, and passive

N/A N/AN/A N/A

Tenders acoustic monitoring (PAM) to supplement visual observers 105 89 1684%

Total and improve detection of marine mammals prior to and during seismic airgun surveys.

Sub-Saharan Africa “Analysis of this scale is a signi? cant undertaking that has

Rig Type Total Rigs Contracted Available Utilization

Drillship 30 28 2 93% involved extensive public input and coordination among 24 22 2 91%

Jackup several federal agencies and state governments,” said BOEM 19 15 4 78%

Semisub

Director Tommy P. Beaudreau. “The Department and BOEM 7 5 2 71%

Tenders have been steadfast in our commitment to balancing the need 80 70 10 87%Total for understanding offshore energy resources with the protection of the human and marine environment using the best available

Rest of the World science as the basis of this environmental review.”

Rig Type Total Rigs Contracted Available Utilization

The Final PEIS was available for public comment until 7

Drillship 1 1 0100%

Jackup 23 23 0100%

April 2014. After reviewing the comments, the BOEM will issue

Semisub 16 9 7 56% of a Record of Decision (ROD), which will state the decision of

Tenders

N/A N/AN/A N/A the agency; identify the alternatives considered, including the

Total 40 33 782% environmentally preferable alternative; identify and discuss

Source: In? eldRigs the factors involved in the decision; and will state whether all 9 April 2014 practical means to avoid or minimize environmental harm have

This data focuses on the marketed rig ? eet and excludes assets that are under construction, retired, destroyed, deemed non-competitive or cold stacked.

been adopted.

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