00-02_int-rotary-rig.html (Feb-2000)

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February 2000 Vol. 221 No. 2 Industry Stats


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

CANADA		380	5	244	4		331	5
EUROPE		30	38	36	43		35	36
	Germany	4	0	4	0		6	0
	Italy	7	1	9	1		6	1
	Netherlands	1	3	3	4		1	2
	Norway	0	16	0	12		0	14
	Poland	14	0	15	0		14	0
	United Kingdom	1	16	0	24		1	17
	Others	3	2	5	2		7	2
MIDDLE EAST*		104	13	118	23		106	13
	Abu Dhabi	8	5	7	7		8	5
	Iran	25	2	25	2		25	2
	Oman	16	0	24	0		17	0
	Saudi Arabia	18	3	22	3		18	3
	Syria	4	0	14	0		13	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0		6	0
	Others	17	3	20	11		19	3
AFRICA		7	21	40	39		32	19
	Algeria	12	0	14	2		12	0
	Egypt	13	7	8	9		9	6
	Libya	8	0	12	0		8	0
	Nigeria	1	3	1	11		1	3
	Others	3	11	5	17		2	10
LATIN AMERICA		163	33	165	48		164	35
	Argentina	40	0	27	1		41	0
	Brazil	10	9	11	8		8	11
	Colombia	14	0	15	0		14	0
	Mexico	36	8	40	13		34	8
	Venezuela	46	13	47	18		47	14
	Others	17	3	25	8		20	2
FAR EAST		81	55	88	70		80	55
	Australia	4	1	9	9		4	3
	China, offshore	0	7	0	11		0	7
	India	34	12	37	9		36	10
	Indonesia	16	12	23	15		17	13
	Malaysia	0	7	0	9		0	7
	Myanmar	8	0	5	1		8	0
	Pakistan	8	1	8	0		7	1
	Thailand	1	4	2	6		1	4
	Vietnam	0	6	0	8		0	6
	Others	10	5	4	2		7	4

TOTAL		795	165	691	227		748	163
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.

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