00-03_int-rotary-rig.html (Mar-2000)

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March 2000 Vol. 221 No. 3 Industry Stats


International Rotary Rig Count						Monthly average
		Jan. 2000		Jan. 1999			Dec. 1999
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore		Land	Offshore

CANADA		497	5	337	4		380	5
EUROPE		26	33	36	49		30	38
	Germany	2	0	4	0		4	0
	Italy	6	1	9	1		7	1
	Netherlands	1	2	2	5		1	3
	Norway	0	14	0	17		0	16
	Poland	14	0	15	0		14	0
	United Kingdom	0	13	0	22		1	18
	Others	3	3	6	4		3	0
MIDDLE EAST*		109	11	109	20		104	12
	Abu Dhabi	8	5	6	8		8	5
	Iran	25	2	25	2		25	2
	Oman	19	0	20	0		16	0
	Saudi Arabia	19	2	19	2		18	3
	Syria	13	0	14	0		14	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0		6	0
	Others	19	2	19	8		13	2
	AFRICA	41	16	38	31		37	21
	Algeria	14	0	15	1		12	0
	Egypt	13	5	8	7		17	7
	Libya	9	0	10	0		8	0
	Nigeria	2	4	3	9		3	4
	Others	3	7	6	14		1	10
LATIN AMERICA		150	36	155	38		163	33
	Argentina	38	0	25	1		40	0
	Brazil	8	12	11	8		10	9
	Colombia	13	0	11	0		14	0
	Mexico	34	7	38	10		36	8
	Venezuela	42	14	48	13		46	13
	Others	15	3	22	6		17	3
FAR EAST		85	53	90	65		81	55
	Australia	4	3	6	9		4	1
	China, offshore	0	4	0	7		0	7
	India	39	10	38	7		34	12
	Indonesia	20	9	24	16		16	12
	Malaysia	0	7	0	7		0	7
	Myanmar	8	1	9	1		8	0
	Pakistan	7	1	7	0		8	1
	Thailand	0	7	2	6		1	4
	Vietnam	0	6	0	8		0	6
	Others	7	5	4	4		10	5

TOTAL		908	154	769	207		795	164
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.

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