02-08_int-rotary-rig.html (Aug-2002)

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Aug. 2002 Vol. 223 No. 8 Industry Stats


International Rotary Rig Count					Monthly average
		Jun 2002		Juny 2001		Apr 2001
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

CANADA		197	8	300	2	107	7
EUROPE		28	53	28	65	30	58
	Germany	4	0	2	0	3	0
	Italy	6	1	5	1	7	1
	Netherlands	1	3	1	4	2	4
	Norway	0	17	0	24	0	21
	Poland	12	1	13	1	12	1
	United Kingdom	0	28	0	28	0	28
	Others	5	3	7	7	6	1
MIDDLE EAST*		141	32	131	21	139	32
	Abu Dhabi	9	5	7	5	8	5
	Iran	26	8	23	5	26	7
	Oman	29	0	25	0	29	0
	Saudi Arabia	28	4	27	3	29	4
	Syria	21	0	20	0	21	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0	6	0
	Others	22	15	23	8	20	16
AFRICA		49	30	47	33	53	25
	Algeria	18	0	21	0	20	0
	Egypt	19	6	14	9	19	3
	Libya	8	1	6	0	8	1
	Nigeria	3	8	2	11	3	8
	Others	1	15	4	13	3	13
LATIN AMERICA		170	46	216	49	158	42
	Argentina	47	0	75	0	45	0
	Brazil	11	16	11	19	11	15
	Colombia	14	0	18	0	12	0
	Mexico	56	11	40	5	49	9
	Venezuela	27	14	53	20	29	13
	Others	15	5	19	5	12	9
FAR EAST		110	71	106	64	119	62
	Australia	4	3	7	4	6	3
	China, offshore	0	9	0	11	0	9
	India	42	13	38	10	44	10
	Indonesia	33	10	32	9	39	9
	Malaysia	0	15	0	12	0	12
	Myanmar	10	0	6	0	10	0
	Pakistan	9	0	10	0	9	0
	Thailand	1	10	0	9	0	8
	Vietnam	0	8	0	9	0	8
	Others	11	3	13	0	0	13

TOTAL		695	240	828	234	606	226

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