Offshore

Abundance of rigs slows down recovery of drilling market

Far more drilling rigs need to be taken out in order for the market to significantly improve, analyst Lukas Daul tells ShippingWatch. He projects that 150 rigs will leave the market in the coming years.
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by TRINE VESTERGAARD

Even though the number of drilling rigs has gone down in recent years, it is necessary to take out even more in order for the market to recover, analyst Lukas Daul of ABG Sundal Collier tells ShippingWatch.

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