02-11_int-rotary-rig.html (Dec-2002)

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Nov. 2002 Vol. 223 No. 11 Industry Stats


International Rotary Rig Count					Monthly average
		Sep 2002		Sep 2001		Aug 2002
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

CANADA		246	4	311	6	277	8
EUROPE		26	51	34	60	27	48
	Germany	3	0	6	0	4	0
	Italy	3	1	7	1	4	1
	Netherlands	1	3	1	4	1	3
	Norway	0	19	0	22	0	17
	Poland	11	1	2	0	2	0
	United Kingdom	1	24	0	29	0	24
	Others	7	3	18	4	16	1
MIDDLE EAST*		141	33	129	30	143	29
	Abu Dhabi	8	6	10	8	9	5
	Iran	24	10	25	7	25	9
	Oman	30	0	25	0	30	0
	Saudi Arabia	29	4	27	4	30	3
	Syria	24	0	19	0	23	0
	Turkey	4	0	6	0	4	0
	Others	22	13	17	11	22	12
AFRICA		49	36	43	32	50	32
	Algeria	19	2	20	0	18	0
	Egypt	14	8	15	8	17	5
	Libya	9	1	4	0	9	1
	Nigeria	3	10	2	11	3	10
	Others	4	15	2	13	3	16
LATIN AMERICA		162	45	225	41	161	45
	Argentina	51	0	76	0	48	0
	Brazil	10	17	11	18	10	17
	Colombia	9	0	15	0	10	0
	Mexico	54	11	52	85	54	11
	Venezuela	25	12	50	15	25	13
	Others	13	5	21	–77	14	4
FAR EAST		116	68	109	68	109	63
	Australia	4	4	6	2	4	5
	China, offshore	0	9	0	12	0	10
	India	43	11	43	7	43	13
	Indonesia	38	7	32	11	37	7
	Malaysia	0	16	0	14	0	14
	Myanmar	8	0	7	1	7	0
	Pakistan	14	0	11	0	13	0
	Thailand	0	7	1	6	0	7
	Vietnam	0	11	0	9	0	9
	Others	9	3	19	6	5	19
TOTAL		740	237	861	237	717	225

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