99-03_int-rotary-rig.html (Mar-1999)

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March 1999 Vol. 220 No. 3 Industry Stats

International Rotary Rig Count						Monthly average
		Jan. 1999		Jan. 1998		Nov. 1998
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

Canada		337	4	478	3	244	4
Europe		36	49	42	57	36	43
	Germany	4	0	5	0	4	0
	Italy	9	1	9	1	9	1
	Netherlands	2	5	3	6	3	4
	Norway	0	17	0	18	0	12
	Poland	15	0	16	0	15	0
	United Kingdom	0	22	0	29	0	24
	Others	6	4	9	3	5	2
MiddleEast*		109	20	115	22	118	23
	Abu Dhabi	6	8	7	8	7	7
	Iran	25	2	22	2	25	2
	Oman	20	0	23	0	24	0
	Saudi Arabia	19	2	25	1	22	3
	Syria	14	0	14	0	14	0
	Turkey	6	0	10	0	6	0
	Others	19	8	14	11	20	11
Africa		42	31	65	42	40	39
	Algeria	15	1	28	0	14	2
	Egypt	8	7	13	12	8	9
	Libya	10	0	13	0	12	0
	Nigeria	3	9	2	10	1	11
	Others	6	14	9	20	5	17
Latin America		155	38	209	67	165	48
	Argentina	25	1	53	1	27	1
	Brazil	11	8	11	10	11	8
	Colombia	11	0	15	0	15	0
	Mexico	38	10	35	11	40	13
	Venezuela	46	13	72	38	47	18
	Others	24	6	23	7	25	8
Far East		90	65	134	66	88	70
	Australia	6	9	9	8	9	9
	China, offshore	0	7	0	11	0	11
	India	38	7	42	13	37	9
	Indonesia	24	16	53	13	23	15
	Malaysia	0	7	0	6	0	9
	Myanmar	9	1	5	1	5	1
	Pakistan	7	0	13	0	8	0
	Thailand	2	6	2	6	2	6
	Vietnam	0	8	0	5	0	8
	Others	4	4	10	3	4	2

Total		769	207	1,043	257	691	227
* No data available for Iraq.					Source: Hughes Christensen

International Rotary Rig Count