00-11_int-rotary-rig.html (Nov-2000)

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Nov. 2000 Vol. 221 No. 11 Industry Stats


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

CANADA		310	4	270	5	315	4
EUROPE		33	56	33	38	31	53
	Germany	2	0	5	0	4	0
	Italy	7	0	5	0	7	1
	Netherlands	1	4	1	2	1	4
	Norway	0	23	0	16	0	23
	Poland	15	0	14	0	12	0
	United Kingdom	1	23	0	17	1	22
	Others	7	6	8	3	6	3
MIDDLE EAST*		120	16	104	12	121	17
	Abu Dhabi	7	3	8	5	6	5
	Iran	23	4	25	2	23	3
	Oman	25	0	16	0	25	0
	Saudi Arabia	22	4	16	2	23	4
	Syria	14	0	13	0	14	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0	6	0
	Others	23	5	20	3	24	5
AFRICA		39	27	32	18	39	31
	Algeria	17	0	12	0	17	0
	Egypt	14	5	7	7	13	7
	Libya	6	0	8	0	6	0
	Nigeria	1	8	2	4	2	8
	Others	1	14	3	7	1	16
LATIN AMERICA		207	52	157	33	203	46
	Argentina	65	0	41	0	61	0
	Brazil	8	17	10	9	10	14
	Colombia	14	0	12	0	15	0
	Mexico	41	6	32	8	41	5
	Venezuela	52	20	45	14	55	17
	Others	27	9	17	2	21	10
FAR EAST		102	62	79	51	103	61
	Australia	7	5	3	4	6	6
	China, offshore	0	11	0	6	0	11
	India	42	9	36	5	42	7
	Indonesia	23	9	19	12	26	8
	Malaysia	0	9	0	8	0	9
	Myanmar	11	0	5	0	8	0
	Pakistan	9	0	6	0	12	0
	Thailand	2	5	0	11	1	8
	Vietnam	0	10	1	5	0	11
	Others	8	4	9	0	8	1

TOTAL		811	217	675	157	812	212
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.

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