04-03_int-rotary-rig.html (Mar-2004)

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

	Mar. 2004 Vol. 225 No. 3


International Rotary Rig Count					Monthly average
		Jan 2004		Dec 2003		Jan 2002
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

CANADA		549	5	412	5	475	2
EUROPE		29	36	32	47	33	47
	Germany	2	0	2	0	2	1
	Italy	4	1	6	1	6	1
	Netherlands	1	2	1	4	2	2
	Norway	0	16	0	17	0	20
	Poland	9	0	11	0	11	0
	United Kingdom	1	14	0	21	0	21
	Others	12	3	12	4	12	2
MIDDLE EAST*		156	25	150	25	141	28
	Abu Dhabi	9	5	10	4	9	5
	Iran	31	8	31	8	25	10
	Oman	37	0	37	0	32	0
	Saudi Arabia	29	5	25	6	29	4
	Syria	25	0	24	0	22	0
	Turkey	4	0	4	0	4	0
	Others	21	7	19	7	20	9
AFRICA		61	22	63	33	60	23
	Algeria	20	0	20	0	22	0
	Egypt	16	10	18	9	18	7
	Libya	9	1	10	1	8	1
	Nigeria	2	5	1	8	3	9
	Others	5	6	7	15	4	6
LATIN AMERICA		204	69	197	67	166	45
	Argentina	64	0	60	0	55	1
	Brazil	10	12	11	13	10	17
	Colombia	9	0	11	0	9	0
	Mexico	70	40	68	39	64	20
	Venezuela	38	14	33	12	15	2
	Others	13	3	14	3	13	5
FAR EAST		118	82	114	75	121	70
	Australia	9	4	9	4	4	5
	China, offshore	0	10	0	10	0	7
	India	44	18	43	19	45	14
	Indonesia	34	15	30	12	39	12
	Malaysia	0	17	0	14	0	13
	Myanmar	9	1	9	1	7	0
	Pakistan	10	0	12	0	15	0
	Thailand	0	5	0	5	1	5
	Vietnam	0	9	0	9	0	9
	Others	22	3	23	1	25	5

TOTAL		1,117	239	968	252	996	215

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