Mark J Kaiser is Professor and Director, Research and Development Division, Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana State University, USA. He is also Adjunct Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering and in the Department of Environmental Studies, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. He has a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA. Brian F Snyder is a Research Associate at the Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana State University, USA. He is a Ph.D. candidate in Ecology at the University of Georgia, Athens GA, USA

• 1.Mobile Offshore Drilling.- 2.The Five Offshore Rig Markets.- 3.Rig Dayrates and Utilization.- 4.Players and Market Structure.- 5.Empirical Analysis of the Factors Impacting Dayrates.- 6.Newbuild and Stacking Decision-Making.- 7.Factors That Impact Firm Value.- 8.Contractor Valuation Models.- 9.Construction Markets and Contracts.- 10.Jackup Design Primer.- 11.Jackup Rig Construction.- 12.Construction Cost Factors.- 13.Newbuild and Replacement Cost Functions.- 14.Jackup Rig Weight Algorithm.- 15.Labor and Material Requirements for Jackup Construction in the U.S.

Mark J Kaiser is Professor and Director, Research and Development Division, Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana State University, USA. He is also Adjunct Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering and in the Department of Environmental Studies, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. He has a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA. Brian F Snyder is a Research Associate at the Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana State University, USA. He is a Ph.D. candidate in Ecology at the University of Georgia, Athens GA, USA

• 1.Mobile Offshore Drilling.- 2.The Five Offshore Rig Markets.- 3.Rig Dayrates and Utilization.- 4.Players and Market Structure.- 5.Empirical Analysis of the Factors Impacting Dayrates.- 6.Newbuild and Stacking Decision-Making.- 7.Factors That Impact Firm Value.- 8.Contractor Valuation Models.- 9.Construction Markets and Contracts.- 10.Jackup Design Primer.- 11.Jackup Rig Construction.- 12.Construction Cost Factors.- 13.Newbuild and Replacement Cost Functions.- 14.Jackup Rig Weight Algorithm.- 15.Labor and Material Requirements for Jackup Construction in the U.S.