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June 1998 Vol. 219 No. 6
Industry Stats

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

Canada		125	3	208	1	387	3
Europe		38	61	39	67	38	58
	Germany	3	0	3	0	3	0
	Italy	7	0	11	0	8	0
	Netherlands	4	6	3	11	3	6
	Norway	0	18	0	20	0	18
	Poland	16	0	16	0	16	0
	United Kingdom	0	33	1	33	1	32
	Others	8	4	5	3	7	2
MiddleEast*		118	22	108	25	114	21
	Abu Dhabi	7	8	7	8	7	8
	Iran	22	2	20	2	22	2
	Oman	24	0	22	0	24	0
	Saudi Arabia	29	2	23	3	25	2
	Syria	14	0	14	0	14	0
	Turkey	6	0	11	0	6	0
	Others	16	10	11	12	16	9
Africa		66	40	62	42	68	36
	Algeria	29	0	31	0	29	0
	Egypt	15	8	12	9	17	5
	Libya	13	0	13	0	13	0
	Nigeria	2	12	2	12	2	12
	Others	7	20	4	21	7	19
Latin America		195	71	205	66	193	78
	Argentina	48	1	60	1	49	1
	Brazil	11	11	11	9	10	12
	Colombia	12	0	16	0	14	0
	Mexico	43	17	33	13	40	20
	Venezuela	59	37	72	38	62	38
	Others	22	5	13	5	18	7
Far East		118	76	133	57	119	81
	Australia	7	8	7	8	8	8
	China, offshore	0	10	0	10	0	12
	India	40	9	51	8	41	13
	Indonesia	32	20	39	13	33	22
	Malaysia	0	9	0	5	0	8
	Myanmar	8	1	7	1	6	1
	Pakistan	12	0	12	0	14	0
	Thailand	2	7	1	5	2	7
	Vietnam	0	6	0	2	0	6
	Others	17	6	16	5	15	4

Total		660	273	755	258	919	277
* No data available for Iraq.					Source: Hughes Christensen

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