00-12_int-rotary-rig.html (Dec-2000)

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Dec. 2000 Vol. 221 No. 12 Industry Stats


International Rotary Rig Count					Monthly average
		Oct 2000		Oct 1999		Sep 2000
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

CANADA		348	5	285	4	310	4
EUROPE		33	57	31	29	33	56
	Germany	2	0	6	0	2	0
	Italy	7	2	5	1	7	0
	Netherlands	1	3	0	4	1	4
	Norway	0	25	0	13	0	23
	Poland	15	0	14	0	15	0
	United Kingdom	1	24	0	9	1	23
	Others	7	3	6	2	7	6
MIDDLE EAST*		122	15	104	12	120	16
	Abu Dhabi	7	3	8	5	7	3
	Iran	23	4	25	2	23	4
	Oman	26	0	15	0	25	0
	Saudi Arabia	23	4	18	2	22	4
	Syria	14	0	13	0	14	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0	6	0
	Others	23	4	19	3	23	5
AFRICA		41	29	34	19	39	27
	Algeria	17	0	12	0	17	0
	Egypt	16	4	9	6	14	5
	Libya	6	0	8	0	6	0
	Nigeria	1	9	1	4	1	8
	Others	1	16	4	9	1	14
LATIN AMERICA		210	55	161	34	207	52
	Argentina	65	1	41	0	65	0
	Brazil	8	20	8	11	8	17
	Colombia	14	0	15	0	14	0
	Mexico	39	6	32	8	41	6
	Venezuela	54	19	46	13	52	20
	Others	30	9	19	2	27	9
FAR EAST		102	63	78	63	102	62
	Australia	9	7	3	4	7	5
	China, offshore	0	10	0	11	0	11
	India	41	8	35	12	42	9
	Indonesia	22	10	21	11	23	9
	Malaysia	0	9	0	6	0	9
	Myanmar	11	0	5	0	11	0
	Pakistan	11	0	9	0	9	0
	Thailand	0	4	0	6	2	5
	Vietnam	0	11	0	7	0	10
	Others	8	4	5	6	8	4

TOTAL		856	224	693	161	811	217
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.