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June 2000 Vol. 221 No. 6 Industry Stats


International Rotary Rig Count					Monthly average
		Apr 2000		Apr 1999		Mar 2000
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

CANADA		142	4	57	5	389	5
EUROPE		31	42	37	43	42	46
	Germany	3	0	4	0	3	0
	Italy	7	1	9	2	7	1
	Netherlands	0	2	2	3	0	3
	Norway	0	21	0	16	0	24
	Poland	15	0	14	0	15	0
	United Kingdom	1	14	2	18	0	15
	Others	5	4	6	4	17	3
MIDDLE EAST*		116	19	114	11	118	14
	Abu Dhabi	7	7	10	3	7	6
	Iran	24	2	25	2	24	2
	Oman	24	0	22	0	23	0
	Saudi Arabia	22	5	18	3	21	3
	Syria	13	0	14	0	13	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0	6	0
	Others	20	5	19	3	24	3
AFRICA		36	25	36	23	37	22
	Algeria	13	0	13	0	12	1
	Egypt	11	8	10	8	10	4
	Libya	9	0	7	0	9	0
	Nigeria	1	5	3	7	2	5
	Others	2	12	3	8	4	12
LATIN AMERICA		167	32	135	43	165	34
	Argentina	53	0	32	0	51	0
	Brazil	10	12	8	9	10	12
	Colombia	14	0	9	0	14	0
	Mexico	33	6	29	12	34	7
	Venezuela	39	13	39	16	39	12
	Others	18	1	18	6	17	3
FAR EAST		84	50	85	71	81	56
	Australia	5	2	3	9	2	5
	China, offshore	0	9	0	13	0	8
	India	39	8	38	10	39	10
	Indonesia	21	9	20	15	20	12
	Malaysia	0	6	0	5	0	6
	Myanmar	8	0	9	0	8	1
	Pakistan	5	0	6	0	8	1
	Thailand	0	5	0	7	1	6
	Vietnam	0	6	1	8	0	5
	Others	6	5	8	4	3	2

TOTAL		576	172	464	196	832	177
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.

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