99-06_int-rotary-rig.html (Jun-1999)

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June 1999 Vol. 220 No. 6 Industry Stats

International Rotary Rig Count						Monthly average
		April 1999		April 1998		March 1999
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

Canada		57	5	125	3	193	5
Europe		37	43	38	61	33	50
	Germany	4	0	3	0	3	0
	Italy	9	2	7	0	10	3
	Netherlands	2	3	4	6	2	3
	Norway	0	16	0	18	0	18
	Poland	14	0	16	0	14	0
	United Kingdom	2	18	0	33	1	21
	Others	6	4	8	4	3	5
MiddleEast*		114	11	118	22	111	15
	Abu Dhabi	10	3	7	8	5	6
	Iran	25	2	22	2	25	2
	Oman	22	0	24	0	23	0
	Saudi Arabia	18	3	29	2	19	3
	Syria	14	0	14	0	14	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0	6	0
	Others	19	3	16	10	19	4
Africa		36	23	66	40	40	28
	Algeria	13	0	29	0	16	0
	Egypt	10	8	15	8	9	9
	Libya	7	0	13	0	10	0
	Nigeria	3	7	2	12	1	6
	Others	3	8	7	20	4	13
Latin America		135	43	195	71	129	41
	Argentina	32	0	48	1	27	1
	Brazil	8	9	11	11	11	8
	Colombia	9	0	12	0	8	0
	Mexico	29	12	43	17	30	14
	Venezuela	39	16	59	37	37	13
	Others	18	6	22	5	16	5
Far East		85	71	118	76	94	72
	Australia	3	9	7	8	4	9
	China, offshore	0	13	0	10	0	12
	India	38	10	40	9	39	9
	Indonesia	20	15	32	20	24	15
	Malaysia	0	5	0	9	0	9
	Myanmar	9	0	8	1	9	0
	Pakistan	6	0	12	0	8	0
	Thailand	0	7	2	7	2	6
	Vietnam	1	8	0	6	1	8
	Others	8	4	17	6	7	4

Total		464	196	660	273	600	211
* No data available for Iraq.					Source: Hughes Christensen

International Rotary Rig Count