BROTHER, SPARE A RIG?

摘要

Don't look now, but the post-Macondo Gulf of Mexico rig rush has drillers posting sold out signs for floaters. "If you're an E&P needing a rig, you'll either be searching for a sublet opportunity, or waiting until later in 2013 to secure a contract, likely at a higher rate than the current market," observed Global Hunter Securities analysts Brian Uhlmer and Jeff Spittel, in a December research report.