99-01_int-rotary-rig.html (Jan-1999)

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January 1999 Vol. 220 No. 1 Industry Stats

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

Canada		197	4	442	3	149	4
Europe		36	45	46	55	35	50
	Germany	3	0	5	0	3	0
	Italy	11	0	12	0	13	1
	Netherlands	3	4	3	6	2	4
	Norway	0	17	0	15	0	19
	Poland	13	0	16	0	12	0
	United Kingdom	0	21	2	32	0	23
	Others	6	3	8	2	5	3
MiddleEast*		120	20	115	23	119	24
	Abu Dhabi	7	6	7	8	7	8
	Iran	25	2	21	2	24	2
	Oman	24	0	22	0	25	0
	Saudi Arabia	25	3	25	3	24	3
	Syria	14	0	14	0	14	0
	Turkey	6	0	10	0	6	0
	Others	19	9	16	10	19	11
Africa		54	34	62	43	47	37
	Algeria	21	0	27	0	14	0
	Egypt	12	8	14	10	12	5
	Libya	12	0	13	0	12	0
	Nigeria	3	9	1	11	3	9
	Others	6	17	7	22	6	23
Latin America		161	51	211	63	158	51
	Argentina	29	1	57	1	36	1
	Brazil	11	9	11	7	10	10
	Colombia	13	0	18	0	9	0
	Mexico	39	13	33	12	36	15
	Venezuela	44	20	66	38	43	19
	Others	25	8	26	5	24	6
Far East		98	70	119	65	95	70
	Australia	7	8	5	6	6	6
	China, offshore	2	10	0	8	0	12
	India	36	12	43	13	37	12
	Indonesia	28	15	41	18	31	16
	Malaysia	0	8	0	5	0	7
	Myanmar	6	1	6	1	6	1
	Pakistan	10	0	12	0	6	0
	Thailand	3	6	2	6	3	6
	Vietnam	0	7	0	6	0	7
	Others	6	3	10	2	6	3

Total		666	224	995	252	603	236
* No data available for Iraq.					Source: Hughes Christensen

International Rotary Rig Count