00-09_int-rotary-rig.html (Sep-2000)

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September 2000 Vol. 221 No. 9 Industry Stats


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

CANADA		303	5	209	6	286	5
EUROPE		30	49	33	41	29	55
	Germany	4	0	3	0	3	0
	Italy	7	1	8	2	7	1
	Netherlands	0	4	1	2	0	3
	Norway	0	22	0	22	0	24
	Poland	15	0	14	0	15	0
	United Kingdom	2	16	1	13	1	22
	Others	2	6	6	2	3	5
MIDDLE EAST*		119	16	106	17	123	16
	Abu Dhabi	6	3	7	7	7	3
	Iran	22	4	25	2	24	3
	Oman	26	0	17	0	28	0
	Saudi Arabia	22	4	18	3	19	4
	Syria	14	0	13	0	14	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0	6	0
	Others	23	5	20	5	25	6
AFRICA		36	28	35	21	34	30
	Algeria	13	0	12	0	13	0
	Egypt	12	7	11	7	10	8
	Libya	6	0	7	0	6	0
	Nigeria	2	6	2	6	2	6
	Others	3	15	3	8	3	16
LATIN AMERICA		195	38	142	37	190	35
	Argentina	58	1	35	1	58	0
	Brazil	10	13	10	9	9	14
	Colombia	15	0	10	0	14	0
	Mexico	42	5	32	9	42	5
	Venezuela	50	13	41	13	47	12
	Others	20	6	14	5	20	4
FAR EAST		93	58	82	67	89	56
	Australia	5	5	5	6	4	4
	China, offshore	0	10	0	7	0	10
	India	37	12	38	11	36	12
	Indonesia	23	8	22	13	22	9
	Malaysia	0	7	0	6	0	7
	Myanmar	9	0	6	0	9	0
	Pakistan	12	0	6	0	8	0
	Thailand	0	5	0	7	1	4
	Vietnam	0	9	1	9	0	7
	Others	7	2	4	8	9	3
TOTAL		776	194	607	189	751	197
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.