98-11_int-rotary-rig.html (Nov-1998)

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November 1998 Vol. 219 No. 11 Industry Stats

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

Canada		183	4	409	2	207	4
Europe		46	56	42	52	39	53
	Germany	4	0	3	0	2	0
	Italy	10	1	12	0	9	1
	Netherlands	2	5	3	5	2	5
	Norway	0	19	0	14	0	17
	Poland	15	0	16	0	14	0
	United Kingdom	1	23	1	30	0	24
	Others	14	8	7	3	12	6
MiddleEast*		119	24	114	24	121	22
	Abu Dhabi	7	8	7	8	7	8
	Iran	24	2	21	2	24	2
	Oman	22	0	23	0	23	0
	Saudi Arabia	24	3	24	3	27	2
	Syria	14	0	14	0	14	0
	Turkey	6	0	10	0	6	0
	Others	22	11	15	11	20	10
Africa		51	32	57	42	53	35
	Algeria	13	0	27	0	18	0
	Egypt	17	5	10	12	15	6
	Libya	12	0	13	0	12	0
	Nigeria	3	8	1	9	2	9
	Others	6	19	6	21	6	20
Latin America		160	59	202	71	171	56
	Argentina	40	1	52	1	47	1
	Brazil	10	11	12	10	10	9
	Colombia	8	0	16	0	11	0
	Mexico	37	15	33	17	36	15
	Venezuela	41	26	69	38	44	25
	Others	24	6	20	5	23	6
Far East		104	81	125	62	106	73
	Australia	6	10	7	8	7	4
	China, offshore	0	13	0	5	0	11
	India	39	14	43	9	38	13
	Indonesia	30	18	38	18	31	18
	Malaysia	0	8	0	6	0	10
	Myanmar	7	2	8	0	7	2
	Pakistan	11	0	13	0	11	0
	Thailand	2	6	2	7	2	6
	Vietnam	0	7	0	8	0	7
	Others	9	3	14	1	10	2

Total		663	256	949	253	697	243
* No data available for Iraq.					Source: Hughes Christensen

International Rotary Rig Count