99-12_int-rotary-rig.html (Dec-1999)

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December 1999 Vol. 220 No. 12 Industry Stats


International Rotary Rig Count						Monthly average
		Oct. 1999		Oct. 1998			Sept. 1999
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore		Land	Offshore

CANADA		285	4	149	4		270	5
EUROPE		31	29	35	50		33	38
	Germany	6	0	3	0		5	0
	Italy	5	1	13	1		5	0
	Netherlands	0	4	2	4		1	2
	Norway	0	13	0	19		0	16
	Poland	14	0	12	0		14	0
	United Kingdom	0	9	0	23		0	17
	Others	6	2	5	3		8	3
MIDDLE EAST*		104	12	119	24		104	12
	Abu Dhabi	8	5	7	8		8	5
	Iran	25	2	24	2		25	2
	Oman	15	0	25	0		16	0
	Saudi Arabia	18	2	24	3		16	2
	Syria	13	0	14	0		13	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0		6	0
	Others	19	3	19	11		20	3
AFRICA		34	19	47	37		32	18
	Algeria	12	0	14	0		12	0
	Egypt	9	6	12	5		7	7
	Libya	8	0	12	0		8	0
	Nigeria	1	4	3	9		2	4
	Others	4	9	6	23		3	7
LATIN AMERICA		161	34	158	51		157	33
	Argentina	41	0	36	1		41	0
	Brazil	8	11	10	10		10	9
	Colombia	15	0	9	0		12	0
	Mexico	32	8	36	15		32	8
	Venezuela	46	13	43	19		45	14
	Others	19	2	24	6		17	2
FAR EAST		78	63	95	70		79	51
	Australia	3	4	6	6		3	4
	China, offshore	0	11	0	12		0	6
	India	35	12	37	12		36	5
	Indonesia	21	11	31	16		19	12
	Malaysia	0	6	0	7		0	8
	Myanmar	5	0	6	1		5	0
	Pakistan	9	0	6	0		6	0
	Thailand	0	6	3	6		0	5
	Vietnam	0	7	0	7		1	8
	Others	5	6	6	3		9	3

TOTAL		693	161	603	236		675	157
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.

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