03-02_int-rotary-rig.html (Feb-2003)

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

	February 2003 Vol. 224 No. 2


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

CANADA		344	4	257	7	276	5
EUROPE		32	47	32	61	26	58
	Germany	4	0	5	0	4	0
	Italy	3	2	6	1	3	2
	Netherlands	2	3	2	6	5	1
	Norway	0	15	0	24	0	23
	Poland	12	0	12	1	11	1
	United Kingdom	0	23	1	22	0	24
	Others	11	4	6	7	3	7
MIDDLE EAST*		150	28	135	30	178	31
	Abu Dhabi	9	6	10	6	9	5
	Iran	25	9	26	7	25	10
	Oman	32	0	27	0	32	0
	Saudi Arabia	29	4	27	4	29	3
	Syria	24	0	19	0	23	0
	Turkey	4	0	6	0	4	0
	Others	27	9	20	13	56	13
AFRICA		57	23	44	25	57	23
	Algeria	22	0	20	0	21	0
	Egypt	19	5	17	7	20	1
	Libya	9	1	4	0	9	1
	Nigeria	3	9	2	7	3	10
	Others	4	8	1	11	4	11
LATIN AMERICA		175	44	208	47	173	57
	Argentina	55	1	62	0	53	1
	Brazil	12	14	11	16	11	16
	Colombia	10	0	16	0	8	0
	Mexico	59	21	54	9	58	22
	Venezuela	25	5	44	16	29	14
	Others	14	3	21	6	14	4
FAR EAST		125	72	111	59	120	68
	Australia	5	5	7	3	5	4
	China, offshore	0	9	0	8	0	9
	India	46	12	39	11	43	14
	Indonesia	41	12	39	10	37	6
	Malaysia	0	15	0	11	0	13
	Myanmar	7	0	6	0	6	0
	Pakistan	13	0	5	0	15	0
	Thailand	0	7	1	7	0	7
	Vietnam	0	9	0	7	0	10
	Others	13	3	14	2	14	5
TOTAL		883	218	787	229	830	242

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