OFF-SHORE DRILLING RIGS

Fears of limited supplies of oil from traditional producing regions have led to a rapid expansion of off-shore exploration. As the frontiers of the search are pushed into ever-deeper waters, the demand for off-shore drilling rigs is increasing, both in number and in sophistication. The study lists the existing fleet of off-shore drilling rigs by type, builder and owner, as well as those on order. The main areas of off-shore exploration are examined and future demand for off-shore drilling rigs and the world-wide capacity to build them is discussed. Included is a discussion of the characteristics of different types of rig, their cost and the extent to which there is, or might in future be, a market for them, similar to the tanker market.

• Corporate Authors:

  Drewry (HP) (Shipping Consultants) Limited

  Palladium House, 1-4 Argyll Street
  London W1V 1AD,   England 
• Publication Date: 1974

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drilling ships; Offshore drilling platforms; Offshore oil industry; Offshore platforms; Oil exploration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ship design
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00126042
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Drewry (HP) (Shipping Consultants) Limited
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 22
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1975 12:00AM