03-11_int-rotary-rig.html (Dec-2003)

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

	Nov. 2003 Vol. 224 No. 11


International Rotary Rig Count					Monthly average
		Sep 2003		Aug 2003		Sep 2002
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

CANADA		343	5	399	5	246	4	a
EUROPE		36	47	33	51	26	51
	Germany	2	0	2	0	3	0
	Italy	7	0	6	1	3	1
	Netherlands	2	4	1	5	1	3
	Norway	0	18	0	21	0	19
	Poland	11	0	11	0	11	1
	United Kingdom	0	21	1	21	1	24
	Others	14	4	12	3	7	3
MIDDLE EAST*		149	23	152	18	136	33
	Abu Dhabi	9	6	9	5	8	6
	Iran	27	6	27	6	24	10
	Oman	38	0	38	0	30	0
	Saudi Arabia	28	4	30	1	29	4
	Syria	25	0	25	0	24	0
	Turkey	4	0	4	0	4	0
	Others	18	7	19	6	17	13
AFRICA		62	22	65	18	54	36
	Algeria	18	0	21	0	19	2
	Egypt	22	6	22	3	14	8
	Libya	9	1	9	1	9	1
	Nigeria	1	7	3	8	3	10
	Others	6	8	4	6	4	15
LATIN AMERICA		199	60	195	55	162	45
	Argentina	58	1	56	1	51	0
	Brazil	11	16	11	15	10	17
	Colombia	13	0	10	0	9	0
	Mexico	74	29	72	24	54	11
	Venezuela	29	12	32	12	25	12
	Others	14	2	14	3	13	5
FAR EAST		117	77	118	74	116	68
	Australia	8	4	6	5	4	4
	China, offshore	0	10	0	10	0	9
	India	43	18	48	13	43	11
	Indonesia	32	9	32	13	38	7
	Malaysia	0	17	0	15	0	16
	Myanmar	8	1	9	1	8	0
	Pakistan	13	0	12	0	14	0
	Thailand	0	6	0	5	0	7
	Vietnam	0	10	0	9	0	11
	Others	26	2	23	3	23	3

TOTAL		906	234	962	221	740	237

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