Oil Companies Scramble For Deepwater Rigs

摘要

For all the talk about oil running out,oil companies and offshore drillers are doing their part to prove the doomsayers wrong.Dozens of deepwater drilling rigs are under construction,explorers are signing longer rig contracts and rig rates are at record highs.Not only should the boom in deepwater drilling generate more discoveries,it is also transforming the rig companies - particularly those with ultra-deepwater capacity - into one of the most profitable sectors in the industry.