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July 1998 Vol. 219 No. 7
Industry Stats

International Rotary Rig Count						Monthly average
		May 1998		May 1997		April 1998
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

Canada		154	3	233	1	125	3
Europe		38	54	40	55	38	61
	Germany	3	0	4	0	3	0
	Italy	6	0	10	0	7	0
	Netherlands	3	6	3	8	4	6
	Norway	0	18	0	14	0	18
	Poland	17	0	16	0	16	0
	United Kingdom	1	28	3	30	0	33
	Others	8	2	4	3	8	4
MiddleEast*		121	21	114	21	118	22
	Abu Dhabi	7	8	7	8	7	8
	Iran	22	2	20	2	22	2
	Oman	24	0	24	0	24	0
	Saudi Arabia	32	2	28	0	29	2
	Syria	14	0	14	0	14	0
	Turkey	6	0	10	0	6	0
	Others	16	9	11	11	16	10
Africa		70	41	62	42	66	40
	Algeria	33	0	29	0	31	0
	Egypt	15	10	11	8	15	8
	Libya	13	0	13	0	13	0
	Nigeria	2	12	3	13	2	12
	Others	7	19	6	21	5	20
Latin America		191	67	215	68	195	71
	Argentina	48	1	58	1	49	1
	Brazil	10	11	12	9	11	11
	Colombia	11	0	15	0	12	0
	Mexico	45	18	33	15	43	17
	Venezuela	54	32	81	38	59	37
	Others	23	5	16	5	22	5
Far East		112	83	127	67	118	76
	Australia	6	8	8	7	7	8
	China, offshore	0	12	0	14	0	10
	India	41	14	52	11	40	9
	Indonesia	32	20	35	13	32	20
	Japan	9	0	5	0	7	0
	Malaysia	0	10	0	6	0	9
	Myanmar	7	2	7	0	8	1
	Thailand	2	6	1	5	2	7
	Vietnam	0	6	0	6	0	6
	Others	15	5	19	5	22	6

Total		686	269	791	254	660	273
* No data available for Iraq.					Source: Hughes Christensen

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