02-03_int-rotary-rig.html (Mar-2002)

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Mar. 2002 Vol. 223 No. 3 Industry Stats


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

CANADA		398	7	405	5	262	4
EUROPE		29	61	37	52	40	59
	Germany	5	0	2	0	5	0
	Italy	6	1	7	0	8	1
	Netherlands	2	6	2	3	1	5
	Norway	0	24	0	24	0	21
	Poland	12	1	15	0	13	1
	United Kingdom	1	22	0	19	1	27
	Others	3	7	11	6	12	1
MIDDLE EAST*		133	30	135	30	134	19
	Abu Dhabi	10	6	8	3	16	9
	Iran	26	7	23	4	25	6
	Oman	27	0	25	0	27	0
	Saudi Arabia	27	4	24	2	27	3
	Syria	19	0	18	0	19	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0	6	0
	Others	18	13	31	21	14	1
AFRICA		47	25	41	29	44	27
	Algeria	20	0	17	0	21	0
	Egypt	17	7	14	7	16	6
	Libya	4	0	6	0	4	0
	Nigeria	2	7	1	9	2	8
	Others	4	11	3	13	1	13
LATIN AMERICA		184	47	207	50	208	45
	Argentina	62	0	68	0	64	0
	Brazil	11	16	9	16	27	11
	Colombia	16	0	14	0	17	0
	Mexico	54	9	40	6	53	7
	Venezuela	44	16	53	20	44	17
	Others	-3	6	23	8	3	10
FAR EAST		116	59	101	55	101	61
	Australia	7	3	7	5	6	4
	China, offshore	0	8	0	8	0	8
	India	39	11	41	10	39	11
	Indonesia	39	10	26	8	36	11
	Malaysia	0	11	0	10	0	11
	Myanmar	6	0	7	0	6	0
	Pakistan	5	0	10	0	4	0
	Thailand	1	7	0	9	0	8
	Vietnam	0	7	0	9	0	8
	Others	19	2	10	-4	10	0

TOTAL		907	229	926	221	789	215
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.

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