02-01_int-rotary-rig.html (Jan-2002)

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Jan. 2002 Vol. 223 No. 1 Industry Stats


International Rotary Rig Count					Monthly average
		Nov 2001		Nov 2000		Oct 2001
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

CANADA		262	4	357	5	297	7
EUROPE		34	59	30	44	35	60
	Germany	5	0	2	0	6	0
	Italy	8	1	7	1	8	1
	Netherlands	1	5	1	3	1	5
	Norway	0	21	0	21	0	21
	Poland	13	1	15	0	13	1
	United Kingdom	1	27	0	17	0	27
	Others	6	4	5	2	7	1
MIDDLE EAST*		138	28	136	15	132	30
	Abu Dhabi	9	7	8	3	10	8
	Iran	25	6	23	4	25	6
	Oman	27	0	26	0	24	0
	Saudi Arabia	27	3	23	4	28	4
	Syria	19	0	18	0	19	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0	6	0
	Others	25	12	32	4	20	12
AFRICA		44	27	39	30	39	35
	Algeria	21	0	16	0	19	0
	Egypt	16	6	14	6	11	11
	Libya	4	0	6	0	4	0
	Nigeria	2	8	1	9	3	10
	Others	1	13	2	15	2	14
LATIN AMERICA		208	45	208	49	210	42
	Argentina	64	0	66	1	65	0
	Brazil	11	15	10	17	11	14
	Colombia	17	0	14	0	14	0
	Mexico	53	7	40	6	55	7
	Venezuela	44	17	54	20	46	17
	Others	19	6	24	5	19	4
FAR EAST		101	61	103	58	107	63
	Australia	6	4	8	7	6	4
	China, offshore	0	8	0	9	0	9
	India	39	11	42	7	44	7
	Indonesia	36	11	24	8	37	13
	Malaysia	0	11	0	9	0	13
	Myanmar	6	0	7	0	5	0
	Pakistan	4	0	12	0	3	0
	Thailand	1	6	1	5	1	6
	Vietnam	0	8	0	10	0	8
	Others	9	2	9	3	1	3

TOTAL		787	224	873	201	820	237
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.

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