02-04_int-rotary-rig.html (Apr-2002)

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Apr. 2002 Vol. 223 No. 4 Industry Stats


International Rotary Rig Count					Monthly average
		Feb 2002		Feb 2001		Jan 2001
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

CANADA		426	7	556	6	398	7
EUROPE		30	48	28	56	29	71
	Germany	3	0	2	0	3	0
	Italy	6	2	6	2	6	2
	Netherlands	2	4	0	6	2	3
	Norway	0	16	0	25	0	23
	Poland	12	1	14	0	12	1
	United Kingdom	1	22	0	19	0	35
	Others	6	3	6	4	6	1
MIDDLE EAST*		139	30	132	17	132	31
	Abu Dhabi	9	6	9	2	9	6
	Iran	26	8	23	6	26	8
	Oman	27	0	24	0	26	0
	Saudi Arabia	28	3	25	4	28	3
	Syria	21	0	19	0	20	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0	6	0
	Others	22	13	26	5	17	14
AFRICA		44	30	44	29	47	27
	Algeria	18	1	20	0	17	0
	Egypt	13	7	13	8	17	7
	Libya	10	0	6	0	10	0
	Nigeria	2	9	3	7	2	7
	Others	1	13	2	14	1	13
LATIN AMERICA		179	44	215	49	184	46
	Argentina	47	0	70	0	55	0
	Brazil	10	17	9	19	10	17
	Colombia	12	0	16	0	13	0
	Mexico	57	8	46	5	51	9
	Venezuela	39	15	53	18	39	14
	Others	14	4	21	7	16	6
FAR EAST		110	62	106	56	116	61
	Australia	5	4	6	6	7	2
	China, offshore	0	7	0	7	0	10
	India	41	10	43	9	40	11
	Indonesia	39	11	27	9	37	10
	Malaysia	0	10	0	9	0	14
	Myanmar	10	0	7	0	10	0
	Pakistan	9	0	10	0	6	0
	Thailand	1	6	0	3	7	2
	Vietnam	1	7	0	10	1	6
	Others	4	7	13	3	14	2

TOTAL		928	221	1,081	213	906	243

Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.

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