01-03_int-rotary-rig.html (Mar-2001)

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Feb. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 2 Industry Stats


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

CANADA		406	5	380	5	357	5
EUROPE		31	52	30	38	30	44
	Germany	2	0	4	0	2	0
	Italy	7	0	7	1	7	1
	Netherlands	2	3	1	3	1	3
	Norway	0	24	0	16	0	21
	Poland	15	0	14	0	15	0
	United Kingdom	0	19	1	16	0	17
	Others	5	6	3	2	5	2
MIDDLE EAST*		124	15	104	12	124	15
	Abu Dhabi	8	3	8	5	8	3
	Iran	23	4	25	2	23	4
	Oman	25	0	16	0	26	0
	Saudi Arabia	24	2	18	3	23	4
	Syria	18	0	14	0	18	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0	6	0
	Others	20	6	17	2	20	4
AFRICA		41	29	37	21	39	30
	Algeria	17	0	12	0	16	0
	Egypt	14	7	13	7	16	6
	Libya	6	0	8	0	6	0
	Nigeria	1	9	1	3	1	9
	Others	3	13	3	11	0	15
LATIN AMERICA		207	50	163	33	208	49
	Argentina	68	0	40	0	66	1
	Brazil	9	16	10	9	10	17
	Colombia	14	0	14	0	14	0
	Mexico	40	6	36	8	40	6
	Venezuela	53	20	46	13	54	20
	Others	23	8	17	3	24	5
FAR EAST		101	55	81	55	103	58
	Australia	7	5	4	1	8	7
	China, offshore	0	8	0	7	0	9
	India	41	10	34	12	42	7
	Indonesia	26	8	16	12	24	8
	Malaysia	0	10	0	7	0	9
	Myanmar	7	0	8	0	7	0
	Pakistan	10	0	8	1	12	0
	Thailand	1	3	1	4	1	5
	Vietnam	0	9	0	6	0	10
	Others	9	2	10	5	9	3

TOTAL		910	206	795	164	861	201
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.