98-10_introtaryrigcount.html (Oct-1998)

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October 1998 Vol. 219 No. 10 Industry Stats

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

Canada		207	4	411	0	213	4
Europe		35	50	44	57	34	46
	Germany	2	0	3	0	2	0
	Italy	9	1	12	1	6	1
	Netherlands	2	5	3	7	4	4
	Norway	0	17	0	17	0	14
	Poland	14	0	16	0	11	0
	United Kingdom	0	24	1	30	2	24
	Others	8	3	9	2	9	3
MiddleEast*		121	22	114	24	120	21
	Abu Dhabi	7	8	7	8	7	8
	Iran	24	2	21	2	24	2
	Oman	23	0	26	0	27	0
	Saudi Arabia	27	2	26	2	23	3
	Syria	14	0	14	0	14	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0	6	0
	Others	20	10	14	12	19	8
Africa		53	35	56	42	54	39
	Algeria	18	0	26	0	19	0
	Egypt	15	6	11	12	15	10
	Libya	12	0	13	0	12	0
	Nigeria	2	9	1	10	2	10
	Others	6	20	5	20	6	19
Latin America		171	56	201	67	187	54
	Argentina	47	1	53	1	44	1
	Brazil	10	9	12	9	10	7
	Colombia	11	0	16	0	8	0
	Mexico	36	15	33	15	44	16
	Venezuela	44	25	70	38	54	24
	Others	23	6	17	4	27	6
Far East		106	73	139	67	103	73
	Australia	7	4	7	8	7	4
	China, offshore	0	11	0	7	0	11
	India	38	13	50	13	37	14
	Indonesia	31	18	39	16	28	17
	Malaysia	0	10	0	6	0	10
	Myanmar	7	2	7	0	7	2
	Pakistan	11	0	18	0	11	0
	Thailand	2	6	1	7	2	5
	Vietnam	0	7	0	8	0	7
	Others	10	2	17	2	11	3

Total		693	240	965	257	711	237
* No data available for Iraq.					Source: Hughes Christensen

International Rotary Rig Count