04-08_int-rotary-rig.html (Aug-2004)

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

	Aug 2004 Vol. 225 No. 8


International Rotary Rig Count					Monthly average
		Jun 2004		May 2004		Jun 2003
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

CANADA		261	4	185	2	304	4
EUROPE		25	47	23	44	31	51
	Germany	4	0	4	1	2	0
	Italy	5	1	4	2	5	1
	Netherlands	1	5	0	4	1	5
	Norway	0	19	0	15	0	20
	Poland	4	0	5	0	11	0
	United Kingdom	0	20	0	16	0	20
	Others	11	2	10	6	12	5
MIDDLE EAST*		150	25	151	25	144	25
	Abu Dhabi	10	4	11	4	7	6
	Iran	31	10	33	10	29	7
	Oman	34	0	34	0	33	0
	Saudi Arabia	28	3	26	5	29	4
	Syria	25	0	24	0	27	0
	Turkey	4	0	4	0	4	0
	Others	18	8	19	6	15	8
AFRICA		66	26	70	23	64	27
	Algeria	19	0	22	0	22	0
	Egypt	18	10	19	9	18	7
	Libya	8	1	10	0	9	1
	Nigeria	1	7	1	6	2	8
	Others	6	8	18	8	13	11
LATIN AMERICA		231	61	225	68	185	60
	Argentina	76	0	72	0	66	1
	Brazil	10	16	9	17	9	18
	Colombia	8	0	9	0	9	0
	Mexico	82	30	79	37	62	25
	Venezuela	39	10	42	10	22	13
	Others	16	5	14	4	17	3
FAR EAST		126	84	121	89	111	71
	Australia	7	7	7	7	5	5
	China, offshore	0	11	0	11	0	10
	India	49	22	46	21	44	15
	Indonesia	34	14	36	13	31	12
	Malaysia	0	13	0	17	0	11
	Myanmar	8	1	8	1	8	0
	Pakistan	12	1	11	0	10	0
	Thailand	1	5	0	5	0	6
	Vietnam	0	7	0	10	0	8
	Others	15	3	13	4	13	4

TOTAL		859	247	775	251	839	238
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.