01-07_int-rotary-rig.html (Jul-2001)

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July 2001 Vol. 222 No. 7 Industry Stats


International Rotary Rig Count					Monthly average
		May 2001		May 2000		Apr 2001
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

CANADA		235	3	142	4	211	6
EUROPE		31	61	32	38	33	50
	Germany	3	0	4	0	3	0
	Italy	8	1	8	1	8	1
	Netherlands	1	5	0	3	1	5
	Norway	0	21	0	19	0	21
	Poland	13	1	15	0	14	0
	United Kingdom	0	26	1	14	0	20
	Others	6	7	4	1	7	3
MIDDLE EAST*		128	19	120	15	125	19
	Abu Dhabi	8	5	7	3	7	4
	Iran	23	5	24	2	23	5
	Oman	25	0	23	0	23	0
	Saudi Arabia	26	3	22	4	27	3
	Syria	19	0	14	0	18	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0	6	0
	Others	21	6	24	6	21	7
AFRICA		43	34	38	27	45	37
	Algeria	19	0	14	0	18	0
	Egypt	12	10	13	6	13	9
	Libya	6	0	9	0	6	0
	Nigeria	1	9	0	5	4	9
	Others	5	15	2	16	4	19
LATIN AMERICA		219	49	182	33	218	52
	Argentina	75	0	56	0	73	0
	Brazil	10	20	10	12	10	19
	Colombia	17	0	14	0	14	0
	Mexico	43	4	40	6	47	4
	Venezuela	53	20	42	12	52	22
	Others	21	5	20	3	22	7
FAR EAST		101	67	89	53	102	61
	Australia	6	4	4	3	7	5
	China, offshore	0	15	0	12	0	14
	India	37	12	41	6	41	6
	Indonesia	29	9	22	10	28	9
	Malaysia	0	11	0	6	0	11
	Myanmar	5	0	8	0	5	0
	Pakistan	11	0	8	0	9	0
	Thailand	1	5	0	5	1	5
	Vietnam	0	8	0	6	0	8
	Others	12	3	6	5	11	3

TOTAL		757	233	603	170	734	225
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.

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