00-08_int-rotary-rig.html (Aug-2000)

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August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 Industry Stats


International Rotary Rig Count					Monthly average
		June 2000		June 1999		May 2000
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

CANADA		286	5	181	6	185	4
EUROPE		29	55	39	49	32	38
	Germany	3	0	5	0	4	0
	Italy	7	1	10	0	8	1
	Netherlands	0	3	2	4	0	3
	Norway	0	24	0	20	0	19
	Poland	15	0	14	0	15	0
	United Kingdom	1	22	1	22	1	14
	Others	3	5	7	3	4	1
MIDDLE EAST*		123	16	106	12	120	15
	Abu Dhabi	7	3	9	5	7	3
	Iran	24	3	25	2	24	2
	Oman	28	0	18	0	23	0
	Saudi Arabia	19	4	17	1	22	4
	Syria	14	0	13	0	14	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0	6	0
	Others	25	6	18	4	24	6
AFRICA		34	30	33	24	38	27
	Algeria	13	0	11	0	14	0
	Egypt	10	8	9	8	13	6
	Libya	6	0	7	0	9	0
	Nigeria	2	6	3	6	0	5
	Others	3	16	3	10	2	16
LATIN AMERICA		190	35	143	44	182	33
	Argentina	58	0	33	1	56	0
	Brazil	9	14	10	8	10	12
	Colombia	14	0	12	0	14	0
	Mexico	42	5	32	13	40	6
	Venezuela	47	12	42	16	42	12
	Others	20	4	14	6	20	3
FAR EAST		89	56	81	71	89	53
	Australia	4	4	5	8	4	3
	China, offshore	0	10	0	11	0	12
	India	36	12	36	13	41	6
	Indonesia	22	9	18	13	22	10
	Malaysia	0	7	0	5	0	6
	Myanmar	9	0	5	0	8	0
	Pakistan	8	0	8	0	8	0
	Thailand	1	4	0	7	0	5
	Vietnam	0	7	1	9	0	6
	Others	9	3	8	5	6	5
TOTAL		751	197	583	206	646	170
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.

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