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Justin Smith

Offshore Rig Analyst

Justin Smith, Offshore Rig Analyst, focuses on rig activity in South America for the RigPoint and RigBase databases, writes for the Americas Rigs Petrodaily newswire, and is a managing editor of World Rig Forecast: Short Term Trends.

Justin Smith is an offshore rig analyst at S&P Global. He started his career in 2006 with ODS-Petrodata prior to its acquisition by S&P Global, and later worked for World Oil magazine writing about the offshore sector. Justin returned to S&P Global in 2012 and covers the offshore rig market. In addition to focusing on rig activity in South America for the RigPoint and RigBase databases and writing for the Americas Rigs Petrodaily newswire, he is a managing editor of World Rig Forecast: Short Term Trends. Justin has a BS degree in agricultural journalism from Texas A&M University.