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Oct. 2000 Vol. 221 No. 10 Industry Stats


Oct. 2000 Vol. 221 No. 10 Industry Stats


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

CANADA		264	6	264	6	303	5
EUROPE		31	53	31	36	30	49
	Germany	4	0	4	0	4	0
	Italy	7	1	6	1	7	1
	Netherlands	1	4	0	1	0	4
	Norway	0	23	0	20	0	22
	Poland	12	0	14	0	15	0
	United Kingdom	1	22	2	13	2	16
	Others	6	3	5	1	2	6
MIDDLE EAST*		121	17	108	16	119	16
	Abu Dhabi	6	5	7	7	6	3
	Iran	23	3	25	2	22	4
	Oman	25	0	18	0	26	0
	Saudi Arabia	23	4	19	2	22	4
	Syria	14	0	13	0	14	0
	Turkey	6	0	7	0	6	0
	Others	24	5	19	5	23	5
AFRICA		39	31	36	28	36	28
	Algeria	17	0	12	0	13	0
	Egypt	13	7	8	7	12	7
	Libya	6	0	8	0	6	0
	Nigeria	2	8	2	6	2	6
	Others	1	16	6	15	3	15
LATIN AMERICA		203	46	147	37	195	38
	Argentina	61	0	37	2	58	1
	Brazil	10	14	9	9	10	13
	Colombia	15	0	12	0	15	0
	Mexico	41	5	32	8	42	5
	Venezuela	55	17	43	14	50	13
	Others	21	10	14	4	20	6
FAR EAST		103	61	74	52	93	58
	Australia	6	6	4	5	5	5
	China, offshore	0	11	0	4	0	10
	India	42	7	35	5	37	12
	Indonesia	26	8	21	13	23	8
	Malaysia	0	9	0	6	0	7
	Myanmar	8	0	2	0	9	0
	Pakistan	12	0	5	0	12	0
	Thailand	2	5	0	5	0	5
	Vietnam	0	11	1	9	0	9
	Others	7	4	6	5	7	2

TOTAL		761	214	396	169	776	194
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.