99-02_int-rotary-rig.html (Feb-1999)

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February 1999 Vol. 220 No. 2 Industry Stats

International Rotary Rig Count						Monthly average
		Dec. 1998		Dec. 1997		Nov. 1998
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

Canada		244	4	483	3	197	4
Europe		36	43	47	58	36	45
	Germany	4	0	5	0	3	0
	Italy	9	1	9	1	11	0
	Netherlands	3	4	3	4	3	4
	Norway	0	12	0	19	0	17
	Poland	15	0	16	0	13	0
	United Kingdom	0	24	3	32	0	21
	Others	5	2	11	2	6	3
MiddleEast*		118	23	116	22	120	20
	Abu Dhabi	7	7	8	9	7	6
	Iran	25	2	21	2	25	2
	Oman	24	0	22	0	24	0
	Saudi Arabia	22	3	26	1	25	3
	Syria	14	0	14	0	14	0
	Turkey	6	0	10	0	6	0
	Others	20	11	15	10	19	9
Africa		40	39	66	37	54	34
	Algeria	14	2	28	0	21	0
	Egypt	8	9	17	8	12	8
	Libya	12	0	13	0	12	0
	Nigeria	1	11	2	8	3	9
	Others	5	17	6	21	6	17
Latin America		165	48	218	69	161	51
	Argentina	27	1	59	1	29	1
	Brazil	11	8	12	8	11	9
	Colombia	15	0	18	0	13	0
	Mexico	40	13	35	15	39	13
	Venezuela	47	18	70	38	44	20
	Others	25	8	24	7	25	8
Far East		89	70	124	62	98	70
	Australia	9	9	7	4	7	8
	China, offshore	1	11	0	13	2	10
	India	37	9	41	10	36	12
	Indonesia	23	15	47	14	28	15
	Malaysia	0	9	0	5	0	8
	Myanmar	5	1	5	1	6	1
	Pakistan	8	0	13	0	10	0
	Thailand	2	6	2	5	3	6
	Vietnam	0	8	0	7	0	7
	Others	4	2	9	3	6	3

Total		692	227	1,054	251	666	224
* No data available for Iraq.					Source: Hughes Christensen

International Rotary Rig Count