03-08_int-rotary-rig.html (Aug-2003)

A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.

	Aug. 2003 Vol. 224 No. 8


International Rotary Rig Count					Monthly average
		June 2003		May 2003		June 2002
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

CANADA		304	4	145	4	197	8
EUROPE		31	51	27	50	28	53
	Germany	2	0	1	0	4	0
	Italy	5	1	3	1	6	1
	Netherlands	1	5	1	4	1	3
	Norway	0	20	0	16	0	17
	Poland	11	0	11	0	12	1
	United Kingdom	0	20	1	23	0	28
	Others	12	5	10	6	5	3
MIDDLE EAST*		144	25	146	22	138	32
	Abu Dhabi	7	6	9	5	9	5
	Iran	29	7	29	7	26	8
	Oman	33	0	34	0	29	0
	Saudi Arabia	29	4	30	4	28	4
	Syria	27	0	22	0	21	0
	Turkey	4	0	4	0	6	0
	Others	15	8	18	6	19	15
AFRICA		64	27	59	28	52	30
	Algeria	22	0	21	0	18	0
	Egypt	18	7	17	8	19	6
	Libya	9	1	7	2	8	1
	Nigeria	2	8	1	7	3	8
	Others	5	11	5	11	1	15
LATIN AMERICA		185	60	180	58	170	46
	Argentina	66	1	65	1	47	0
	Brazil	9	18	9	18	11	16
	Colombia	9	0	8	0	14	0
	Mexico	62	25	61	22	56	11
	Venezuela	22	13	20	14	27	14
	Others	17	3	17	3	15	5
FAR EAST		111	71	108	77	110	71
	Australia	5	5	3	5	4	3
	China, offshore	0	10	0	9	0	9
	India	44	15	42	18	42	13
	Indonesia	31	12	32	14	33	10
	Malaysia	0	11	0	13	0	15
	Myanmar	8	0	7	0	10	0
	Pakistan	10	0	12	0	9	0
	Thailand	0	6	1	5	1	10
	Vietnam	0	8	0	9	0	8
	Others	23	4	23	4	20	3

TOTAL		839	238	665	239	695	240

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