98-03_introtaryrigcount.html (May-1998)

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March 1998 Vol. 219 No. 3 Industry Stats

International Rotary Rig Count
Monthly average

Jan. 1998 Jan. 1997 Dec. 1997

Region Land Offshore Land Offshore Land Offshore

CANADA 478 3 400 1 483 3

EUROPE 42 57 48 67 47 58

Germany 5 0 6 0 5 0

Italy 9 1 12 2 9 1

Netherlands 3 6 5 9 3 4

Norway 0 18 0 18 0 19

Poland 16 0 16 0 16 0

United Kingdom 0 29 2 35 3 32

Others 9 3 7 3 11 2

MIDDLE EAST* 115 22 101 23 116 22

Abu Dhabi 7 8 7 7 8 9

Iran 22 2 20 2 21 2

Oman 23 0 21 0 22 0

Saudi Arabia 25 1 18 3 26 1

Syria 14 0 14 0 14 0

Turkey 10 0 10 1 10 0

Others 14 11 11 10 15 10

AFRICA 65 42 60 42 66 37

Algeria 28 0 31 0 28 0

Egypt 13 12 12 7 17 8

Libya 13 0 13 0 13 0

Nigeria 2 10 1 15 2 8

Others 9 20 3 20 6 21

LATIN AMERICA 209 67 218 66 218 69

Argentina 53 1 58 1 59 1

Brazil 11 10 11 11 12 8

Colombia 15 0 17 0 18 0

Mexico 35 11 36 12 35 15

Venezuela 72 38 77 37 70 38

Others 23 7 19 5 24 7

FAR EAST 144 662 128 56 124 62

Australia 9 8 8 7 7 4

China, offshore 0 11 0 9 0 13

India 42 13 55 11 41 10

Indonesia 53 13 35 14 47 14

Japan 4 0 4 0 5 0

Malaysia 0 6 0 5 0 5

Myanmar 5 1 7 0 5 1

Phillipines 0 1 2 0 0 1

Vietnam 0 5 0 4 0 7

Others 31 8 17 6 19 7

TOTAL 1,053 257 955 255 1,054 251

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