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RIGS
Worldwide Latin America & the Caribbean Russia & Caspian
Rig Type Available Contracted Total Utilization Rig Type Available Contracted Total Utilization Rig Type Available Contracted Total Utilization
Drillship 11 76 87 87% Drillship 32 32 100% Jackup 8 2 10 20%
Jackup 192 287 479 60% Jackup 3 5 8 63% Semisub 1 2 3 67%
Semisub 23 44 67 66% Semisub 1 9 10 90%
Global Average Dayrates
Africa Middle East Floaters Jackups
Rig Type Available Contracted Total Utilization Rig Type Available Contracted Total Utilization Ultradeep water 350.0 High-spec 163.5
Drillship 1 12 13 92% Jackup 53 119 172 69% Deepwater 254.1 Premium 133.5
Jackup 12 20 32 63% Drillship Midwater 360.7 Standard 93.3
Semisub 3 3 100%
North America Rig Type Available Contracted Total Utilization
Asia
Rig Type Available Contracted Total Utilization Drillship 22 22 100%
Drillship 5 4 9 44% Jackup 29 22 51 43% assets that are under construction, retired, destroyed,
Jackup 77 82 159 52% Semisub 1 2 3 67% deemed noncompetitive or cold stacked.
Semisub 16 5 21 24%
Oceania Rig Type Available Contracted Total Utilization
Europe
Rig Type Available Contracted Total Utilization Drillship
Drillship 3 5 8 63% Jackup 2 2 100%
Data as of February 2025
Jackup 9 32 41 78% Semisub 5 5 100%
Source: Wood Mackenzie Offshore Rig Tracker
Semisub 3 18 21 86% discoveries & Reserves
Offshore New Discoveries
Water Depth 2020 2021 2022 2024 2024 2025
Deepwater 13 14 22 15 17 1
Shallow water 49 60 43 61 31
Ultra-deepwater 12 7 22 13 5 1 Shallow water (1-399m) Deepwater (400-1,499m)
Grand Total 74 81 87 89 53 2 Ultra-deepwater (1,500m+)
Offshore Undeveloped Recoverable Reserves
Water Depth Number Recoverable Recoverable
Deepwater 599 48,042 22,612
Contingent, good technical, probable development.
Shallow water 3,286 439,765 152,966
Ultra-deepwater 351 42,846 26,369
The total proven and probably (2P) reserves which are
Grand Total 4,236 530,653 201,948 deemed recoverable from the reservoir.
Offshore Onstream & Under Development Remaining Reserves
Africa 572 17,566 11,407
Asia 846 16,029 7,272
Europe 722 11,471 10,709
Latin America and the Caribbean 198 7,677 40,682
Middle East 141 105,818 147,900
North America 475 2,693 13,236 Onstream and under development.
Oceania 81 10,201 1,025
Russia and the Caspian 60 16,974 12,145 The portion of commercially recoverable 2P reserves yet to be recovered from the reservoir.
Grand Total 3,095 188,428 244,376
Source: Wood Mackenzie Lens Direct 46 OFFSHORE ENGINEER OEDIGITAL.COM