03-01_int-rotary-rig.html (Jan-2003)

A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.

	January 2003 Vol. 224 No. 1


International Rotary Rig Count					Monthly average
		Nov 2002		Nov 2001		Aug 2002
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

CANADA		276	5	216	4	276	5
EUROPE		26	58	34	59	26	53
	Germany	4	0	5	0	2	0
	Italy	3	2	8	1	4	1
	Netherlands	1	3	1	5	1	4
	Norway	0	23	0	21	0	19
	Poland	11	1	13	1	11	1
	United Kingdom	0	24	1	27	1	22
	Others	7	5	6	4	7	6
MIDDLE EAST*		147	31	134	28	146	30
	Abu Dhabi	9	5	9	7	9	6
	Iran	25	10	25	6	24	10
	Oman	32	0	27	0	31	0
	Saudi Arabia	29	3	27	3	29	3
	Syria	23	0	19	0	24	3
	Turkey	4	0	6	0	4	0
	Others	25	13	21	9	20	8
AFRICA		57	23	44	27	51	36
	Algeria	21	0	21	0	19	0
	Egypt	20	11	16	6	15	9
	Libya	9	1	4	0	1	9
	Nigeria	3	10	2	8	5	11
	Others	4	1	1	13	11	7
LATIN AMERICA		173	57	208	45	163	49
	Argentina	53	1	64	0	50	1
	Brazil	11	16	11	15	10	15
	Colombia	8	0	17	0	9	0
	Mexico	58	22	53	7	53	15
	Venezuela	29	14	44	17	26	12
	Others	14	4	19	6	15	6
FAR EAST		120	68	101	61	125	67
	Australia	5	4	6	4	4	3
	China, offshore	0	9	0	8	0	9
	India	43	14	39	11	44	12
	Indonesia	37	6	36	11	37	9
	Malaysia	0	13	0	11	0	15
	Myanmar	6	0	6	0	7	0
	Pakistan	15	0	4	0	18	0
	Thailand	0	7	1	6	1	6
	Vietnam	0	10	0	8	0	10
	Others	14	5	9	2	14	3
TOTAL		799	242	737	224	787	240

Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.