MODU Dayrates
18/03/2015
The rig tables on this page are updated every two weeks and provide a global overview of mobile offshore drilling rig unit dayrates.
The rig tables provide current minimum, maximum and average rig dayrates for drillships, semisubs, jackups and tender rigs.
The data below focuses on the marketed rig fleet and excludes assets that are under construction, retired, destroyed, deemed non-competitive or cold stacked.
Worldwide
| Drillships |
Total Rigs |
Highest (US$) |
Lowest (US$) |
Average (US$) |
| Midwater |
6 |
$ 369,000 |
$ 151,000 |
$ 229,000 |
| Deepwater |
9 |
$ 371,000 |
$ 238,500 |
$ 303,700 |
| Ultra-deepwater |
100 |
$ 735,000 |
$ 313,000 |
$ 538,000 |
| Average (US$) |
115 |
$ 491,667 |
$ 234,167 |
$ 356,900 |
| Semisubs |
Total Rigs |
Highest (US$) |
Lowest (US$) |
Average (US$) |
| Midwater |
73 |
$ 592,000 |
$ 145,000 |
$ 360,600 |
| Deepwater |
33 |
$ 499,500 |
$ 200,000 |
$ 379,300 |
| Ultra-deepwater |
66 |
$ 641,000 |
$ 235,000 |
$ 472,700 |
| Average (US$) |
172 |
$ 577,500 |
$ 193,333 |
$ 404,200 |
| Jackups |
Total Rigs |
Highest (US$) |
Lowest (US$) |
Average (US$) |
| Hi-Spec |
45 |
$ 376,000 |
$ 110,000 |
$ 253,450 |
| Premium |
152 |
$ 389,000 |
$ 75,000 |
$ 168,400 |
| Standard |
197 |
$ 192,000 |
$ 30,000 |
$ 114,000 |
| Mat/Slot |
25 |
$ 114,000 |
$ 51,000 |
$ 83,200 |
| Average (US$) |
419 |
$ 267,750 |
$ 66,500 |
$ 154,763 |
| TAD Rigs |
Total Rigs |
Highest (US$) |
Lowest (US$) |
Average (US$) |
| Semi |
10 |
$ 240,000 |
$ 120,000 |
$ 203,900 |
| Tender |
22 |
$ 151,000 |
$ 118,000 |
$ 128,820 |
| Average (US$) |
32 |
$ 195,500 |
$ 119,000 |
$ 166,360 |