05-06_int-rotary-rig.html (Jun-2005)

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	Jun 2005 Vol. 226 No. 6

International Rotary Rig Count					Monthly average
		Apr 2005		Mar 2005		Apr 2004
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

CANADA		180	3	418	2	149	4
EUROPE		21	41	21	46	26	50
	Germany	4	0	4	0	4	1
	Italy	3	1	2	1	5	1
	Netherlands	1	2	1	3	0	3
	Norway	0	17	0	18	0	20
	Poland	2	0	1	0	6	0
	United Kingdom	1	19	2	21	0	20
	Others	10	2	11	3	11	5
MIDDLE EAST*		164	28	163	28	154	24
	Abu Dhabi	9	5	10	3	11	4
	Iran	32	9	34	9	31	10
	Oman	36	0	35	0	36	0
	Saudi Arabia	30	4	29	5	28	3
	Syria	20	0	21	0	24	0
	Turkey	4	0	4	0	4	0
	Others	33	10	30	11	20	7
AFRICA		77	20	80	18	64	22
	Algeria	23	0	20	0	19	0
	Egypt	20	8	25	4	20	8
	Libya	9	0	8	1	10	0
	Nigeria	2	7	3	7	1	6
	Sudan	17	0	18	0	12	0
	Others	6	5	6	6	2	8
LATIN AMERICA		254	66	256	58	213	72
	Argentina	74	1	74	1	70	0
	Brazil	9	18	10	16	10	15
	Colombia	12	0	12	0	9	0
	Mexico	83	29	87	26	74	38
	Venezuela	56	15	54	12	36	13
	Others	20	3	19	3	14	6
FAR EAST		116	111	117	104	115	92
	Australia	8	7	9	9	6	6
	China, offshore	0	16	0	14	0	12
	India	45	29	48	26	42	24
	Indonesia	29	22	29	22	33	13
	Malaysia	0	13	0	13	0	16
	Myanmar	8	2	8	2	8	1
	Pakistan	12	1	11	1	12	0
	Thailand	1	8	1	7	0	5
	Vietnam	0	10	0	9	0	10
	Others	13	3	11	1	14	5

TOTAL		812	269	1,055	256	721	264
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.

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