98-09_introtaryrigcount.html (Sep-1998)

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September 1998 Vol. 219 No. 9 Industry Stats

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

Canada		213	4	373	0	234	4
Europe		34	46	40	61	45	56
	Germany	2	0	3	0	3	0
	Italy	6	1	11	2	6	1
	Netherlands	4	4	3	8	4	5
	Norway	0	14	0	17	0	18
	Poland	11	0	16	0	17	0
	United Kingdom	2	24	0	32	4	30
	Others	9	3	7	2	11	2
MiddleEast*		120	21	119	25	116	22
	Abu Dhabi	7	8	7	8	7	8
	Iran	24	2	20	2	22	2
	Oman	27	0	26	0	27	0
	Saudi Arabia	23	3	29	2	24	2
	Syria	14	0	14	0	14	0
	Turkey	6	0	10	0	6	0
	Others	19	8	13	13	16	10
Africa		54	39	66	42	62	41
	Algeria	19	0	32	1	27	0
	Egypt	15	10	16	10	14	10
	Libya	12	0	13	0	13	0
	Nigeria	2	10	1	10	2	9
	Others	6	19	4	21	6	22
Latin America		187	54	222	47	196	64
	Argentina	44	1	51	1	48	1
	Brazil	10	7	12	11	10	9
	Colombia	8	0	16	0	13	0
	Mexico	44	16	33	15	46	19
	Venezuela	54	24	91	16	56	30
	Others	27	6	19	4	23	5
Far East		103	73	134	70	107	81
	Australia	7	4	8	7	9	8
	China, offshore	0	11	0	6	0	11
	India	37	14	50	15	39	16
	Indonesia	28	17	39	16	28	20
	Malaysia	0	10	0	7	0	8
	Myanmar	7	2	7	0	8	3
	Pakistan	11	0	14	0	8	0
	Thailand	2	5	1	6	2	5
	Vietnam	0	7	0	10	0	6
	Others	11	3	15	3	13	4

Total		711	237	954	245	760	268
* No data available for Iraq.					Source: Hughes Christensen

International Rotary Rig Count