00-01_int-rotary-rig.html (Jan-2000)

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January 2000 Vol. 221 No. 1 Industry Stats


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

CANADA		331	5	197	4		285	4
EUROPE		35	36	36	45		31	29
	Germany	6	0	3	0		6	0
	Italy	6	1	11	0		5	1
	Netherlands	1	2	3	4		0	4
	Norway	0	14	0	17		0	13
	Poland	14	0	13	0		14	0
	United Kingdom	1	17	0	21		0	9
	Others	7	2	6	3		6	2
MIDDLE EAST*		106	13	120	20		104	12
	Abu Dhabi	8	5	7	6		8	5
	Iran	25	2	25	2		25	2
	Oman	17	0	24	0		15	0
	Saudi Arabia	18	3	25	3		18	2
	Syria	13	0	14	0		13	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0		6	0
	Others	19	3	19	9		19	3
AFRICA		32	19	54	34		34	19
	Algeria	12	0	21	0		12	0
	Egypt	9	6	12	8		9	6
	Libya	8	0	12	0		8	0
	Nigeria	1	3	3	9		1	4
	Others	2	10	6	17		4	9
LATIN AMERICA		164	35	161	51		161	34
	Argentina	41	0	29	1		41	0
	Brazil	8	11	11	9		8	11
	Colombia	14	0	13	0		15	0
	Mexico	34	8	39	13		32	8
	Venezuela	47	14	44	20		46	13
	Others	20	2	25	8		19	2
FAR EAST		80	55	96	70		78	63
	Australia	4	3	7	8		3	4
	China, offshore	0	7	0	10		0	11
	India	36	10	36	12		35	12
	Indonesia	17	13	28	15		21	11
	Malaysia	0	7	0	8		0	6
	Myanmar	8	0	6	1		5	0
	Pakistan	7	1	10	0		9	0
	Thailand	1	4	3	6		0	6
	Vietnam	0	6	0	7		0	7
	Others	7	4	6	3		5	6

TOTAL		748	163	664	224		693	161
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.

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