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Table 1.

Location and distribution of Offshore oil rigs worldwide in 2018 (Statista, 2019)

Location	Number of offshore oil rigs	Location	Number of offshore oil rigs
North Sea	184	Rest of South America and Caribbean	30
Gulf of Mexico (U.S.)	175	Rest of U.S	28
Persian Gulf	159	Mediterranean	26
Far East Asia	155	Black Sea	18
Southeast Asia	152	Red Sea	17
Mexico	88	Australia	11
Western Africa	75	Canadian Atlantic	7
South Asia	58	Alaska (U.S.)	5
Brazil	51	Rest of Africa	5
Venezuela	46	Eastern Europe	3
Caspian Sea	37	Canadian Pacific & Artic	2

Location	Number of offshore oil rigs	Location	Number of offshore oil rigs
North Sea	184	Rest of South America and Caribbean	30
Gulf of Mexico (U.S.)	175	Rest of U.S	28
Persian Gulf	159	Mediterranean	26
Far East Asia	155	Black Sea	18
Southeast Asia	152	Red Sea	17
Mexico	88	Australia	11
Western Africa	75	Canadian Atlantic	7
South Asia	58	Alaska (U.S.)	5
Brazil	51	Rest of Africa	5
Venezuela	46	Eastern Europe	3
Caspian Sea	37	Canadian Pacific & Artic	2