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April 1998 Vol. 219 No. 4
Industry Stats

International Rotary Rig Count						Monthly average
		Feb. 1998		Feb. 1997		Jan. 1998
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

Canada		504	3	408	1	478	3
Europe		43	61	46	65	42	57
	Germany	5	0	6	0	5	0
	Italy	9	0	12	2	9	1
	Netherlands	3	6	5	8	3	6
	Norway	0	18	0	17	0	18
	Poland	16	0	16	0	16	0
	United Kingdom	2	34	1	35	0	29
	Others	8	3	6	3	9	3
MiddleEast*		114	23	101	18	115	22
	Abu Dhabi	7	8	7	7	7	8
	Iran	22	2	20	2	22	2
	Oman	23	0	21	0	23	0
	Saudi Arabia	23	1	18	2	25	1
	Syria	14	0	14	0	14	0
	Turkey	10	0	10	0	10	0
	Others	15	12	11	7	14	11
Africa		62	42	61	43	65	42
	Algeria	27	0	30	0	28	0
	Egypt	11	12	13	8	13	12
	Libya	13	0	13	0	13	0
	Nigeria	2	10	2	13	2	10
	Others	9	20	3	22	9	20
Latin America		194	73	216	67	209	67
	Argentina	47	1	58	1	53	1
	Brazil	11	11	11	12	11	10
	Colombia	15	0	14	0	15	0
	Mexico	37	15	38	11	35	11
	Venezuela	66	39	74	38	72	38
	Others	18	7	21	5	23	7
Far East		118	77	131	61	134	66
	Australia	7	7	6	7	9	8
	China, offshore	0	11	0	11	0	11
	India	40	14	55	11	42	13
	Indonesia	34	20	36	14	53	13
	Japan	6	0	4	0	4	0
	Malaysia	0	8	0	6	0	6
	Myanmar	6	1	6	1	5	1
	Phillipines	0	1	3	0	0	1
	Vietnam	0	6	0	3	0	5
	Others	25	9	21	8	21	8

Total		1,035	279	963	255	1,043	257

FROM THE ARCHIVE

International Rotary Rig Count