01-01_int-rotary-rig.html (Jan-2001)

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Jan. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 1 Industry Stats


International Rotary Rig Count					Monthly average
		Nov 2000		Nov 1999		Oct 2000
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

CANADA		357	5	331	5	348	5
EUROPE		30	44	35	36	33	57
	Germany	2	0	6	0	2	0
	Italy	7	1	6	1	7	2
	Netherlands	1	3	1	2	1	3
	Norway	0	21	0	14	0	25
	Poland	15	0	14	0	15	0
	United Kingdom	0	17	1	17	1	24
	Others	5	2	7	2	7	3
MIDDLE EAST*		124	15	106	13	122	15
	Abu Dhabi	8	3	8	5	7	3
	Iran	23	4	25	2	23	4
	Oman	26	0	17	0	26	0
	Saudi Arabia	23	4	18	3	23	4
	Syria	18	0	13	0	14	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0	6	0
	Others	20	4	19	3	23	4
AFRICA		39	30	32	19	41	29
	Algeria	16	0	12	0	17	0
	Egypt	14	6	9	6	16	4
	Libya	6	0	8	0	6	0
	Nigeria	1	9	1	3	1	9
	Others	2	15	2	10	1	16
LATIN AMERICA		208	49	164	35	210	55
	Argentina	66	1	41	0	65	1
	Brazil	10	17	8	11	8	20
	Colombia	14	0	14	0	14	0
	Mexico	40	6	34	8	39	6
	Venezuela	54	20	47	14	54	19
	Others	24	5	20	2	30	9
FAR EAST		103	58	80	55	102	63
	Australia	8	7	4	3	9	7
	China, offshore	0	9	0	7	0	10
	India	42	7	36	10	41	8
	Indonesia	24	8	17	13	22	10
	Malaysia	0	9	0	7	0	9
	Myanmar	7	0	8	0	11	0
	Pakistan	12	0	7	1	11	0
	Thailand	1	5	1	4	0	4
	Vietnam	0	10	0	6	0	11
	Others	9	3	7	4	8	4

TOTAL		861	201	748	163	856	224
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.

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