01-04_int-rotary-rig.html (Apr-2001)

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April 2001 Vol. 222 No. 4 Industry Stats


International Rotary Rig Count					Monthly average
		Feb 2001		Feb 2000		Jan 2001
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

CANADA		556	6	327	5	533	6
EUROPE		28	56	30	36	28	53
	Germany	2	0	3	0	2	0
	Italy	6	2	7	1	7	0
	Netherlands	0	6	0	3	0	5
	Norway	0	25	0	19	0	25
	Poland	14	0	15	0	14	0
	United Kingdom	0	19	0	13	0	19
	Others	6	4	5	0	5	4
MIDDLE EAST*		132	17	110	13	134	19
	Abu Dhabi	9	2	7	4	7	5
	Iran	23	6	24	2	23	5
	Oman	24	0	21	0	26	0
	Saudi Arabia	25	4	19	3	26	3
	Syria	19	0	13	0	19	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0	6	0
	Others	26	5	23	– 3	29	– 1
AFRICA		44	29	34	18	41	34
	Algeria	20	0	12	1	19	0
	Egypt	13	8	9	5	12	11
	Libya	6	0	9	0	6	0
	Nigeria	3	7	2	5	3	7
	Others	2	14	2	7	1	16
LATIN AMERICA		215	49	150	33	208	45
	Argentina	70	0	40	0	67	0
	Brazil	9	19	8	12	9	19
	Colombia	16	0	13	0	16	0
	Mexico	46	5	34	7	45	4
	Venezuela	53	18	40	11	51	16
	Others	21	7	15	3	20	6
FAR EAST		106	56	84	54	100	55
	Australia	6	6	3	5	7	3
	China, offshore	0	7	0	6	0	7
	India	43	9	36	12	42	10
	Indonesia	27	9	21	8	25	10
	Malaysia	0	9	0	4	0	10
	Myanmar	7	0	8	1	7	0
	Pakistan	10	0	9	1	10	0
	Thailand	1	3	1	6	1	3
	Vietnam	0	10	0	6	0	10
	Others	12	3	6	– 1	8	8

TOTAL		1,081	213	735	159	1,044	212
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.

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