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December 1998 Vol. 219 No. 12
Industry Stats

International Rotary Rig Count						Monthly average
		Oct. 1998		Oct. 1997		Sept. 1998
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

Canada		149	4	418	3	183	4
Europe		35	50	42	57	42	52
	Germany	3	0	4	0	4	0
	Italy	13	1	12	0	10	1
	Netherlands	2	4	3	6	2	5
	Norway	0	19	0	17	0	19
	Poland	12	0	16	0	15	0
	United Kingdom	0	23	1	32	1	23
	Others	5	3	6	2	10	4
MiddleEast*		119	24	118	24	119	24
	Abu Dhabi	7	8	7	8	7	8
	Iran	24	2	21	2	24	2
	Oman	25	0	25	0	22	0
	Saudi Arabia	24	3	25	3	24	3
	Syria	14	0	14	0	14	0
	Turkey	6	0	10	0	6	0
	Others	19	11	16	11	22	11
Africa		47	37	60	40	51	32
	Algeria	14	0	28	0	13	0
	Egypt	12	5	12	9	17	5
	Libya	12	0	13	0	12	0
	Nigeria	3	9	1	11	3	8
	Others	6	23	6	20	6	19
Latin America		158	51	212	67	160	59
	Argentina	36	1	55	1	40	1
	Brazil	10	10	11	8	10	11
	Colombia	9	0	18	0	8	0
	Mexico	36	15	38	15	37	15
	Venezuela	43	19	68	38	41	26
	Others	24	6	22	5	24	6
Far East		95	70	121	66	104	81
	Australia	6	6	8	7	6	10
	China, offshore	0	12	0	8	0	13
	India	37	12	41	11	39	14
	Indonesia	31	16	41	17	30	18
	Malaysia	0	7	0	5	0	8
	Myanmar	6	1	6	2	7	2
	Pakistan	6	0	12	0	11	0
	Thailand	3	6	2	7	2	6
	Vietnam	0	7	0	6	0	7
	Others	6	3	11	3	9	3

Total		603	236	971	257	659	252
* No data available for Iraq.					Source: Hughes Christensen

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