GlobalSantaFe
worldwide SCORE on the rise
Posted: 16 March 2004
Oil and gas drilling contractor GlobalSantaFe Corporation reported
the company's worldwide SCORE, or Summary of Current Offshore Rig
Economics, for February 2004 was up 3.9 per cent from the previous
month's SCORE.
GlobalSantaFe's SCORE compares the profitability of current mobile
offshore drilling rig dayrates to the profitability of dayrates
at the 1980-1981 peak of the offshore drilling cycle.
In the 1980-1981 period, when SCORE averaged 100 percent, new contract
dayrates equaled the sum of daily cash operating costs plus approximately
$700 per day per million dollars invested.
In addition to a worldwide SCORE covering key types of competitive
offshore drilling rigs in key drilling markets, a separate SCORE
is calculated for certain types of rigs and certain regions to indicate
the relative condition of rig markets. The release, which is made
available for publication on the third Monday of each month, includes
separate SCORE calculations for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, the North
Sea, West Africa and Southeast Asia.
GlobalSantaFe is a leading worldwide oil and gas drilling contractor
offering a full range of premium equipment and drilling management
services.
The company's diverse and technologically advanced fleet of 59
offshore rigs includes premium and heavy duty harsh environment
jackups; semisubmersibles; and dynamically positioned ultra-deepwater
drillships.
Additionally, the company has three rigs under construction. The
company also has 31 land rigs and is the world's leading provider
of turnkey drilling and drilling management services.
More information at www.gsfdrill.com

Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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