99-07_int-rotary-rig.html (Jul-1999)

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


July 1999 Vol. 220 No. 7 Industry Stats

International Rotary Rig Count						Monthly average
		May 1999		May 1998		April 1999
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

Canada		58	6	154	3	57	5
Europe		37	39	38	54	37	43
	Germany	4	0	3	0	4	0
	Italy	9	0	6	0	9	2
	Netherlands	2	2	3	6	2	3
	Norway	0	13	0	18	0	16
	Poland	14	0	17	0	14	0
	United Kingdom	2	20	1	28	2	18
	Others	6	4	8	2	6	4
MiddleEast*		110	12	121	21	114	11
	Abu Dhabi	9	5	7	8	10	3
	Iran	25	2	22	2	25	2
	Oman	20	0	24	0	22	0
	Saudi Arabia	18	2	32	2	18	3
	Syria	13	0	14	0	14	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0	6	0
	Others	19	3	16	9	19	3
Africa		36	19	70	41	36	23
	Algeria	12	0	33	0	13	0
	Egypt	10	8	15	10	10	8
	Libya	7	0	13	0	7	0
	Nigeria	4	5	2	12	3	7
	Others	3	6	7	19	3	8
Latin America		146	44	191	67	135	43
	Argentina	32	1	48	1	32	0
	Brazil	10	8	10	11	8	9
	Colombia	11	0	11	0	9	0
	Mexico	32	13	45	18	29	12
	Venezuela	43	16	54	32	39	16
	Others	18	6	23	5	18	6
Far East		77	71	112	83	85	71
	Australia	3	6	6	8	3	9
	China, offshore	0	12	0	12	0	13
	India	30	17	41	14	38	10
	Indonesia	18	12	32	20	20	15
	Malaysia	0	4	0	10	0	5
	Myanmar	9	0	7	2	9	0
	Pakistan	6	0	8	0	6	0
	Thailand	0	7	2	6	0	7
	Vietnam	1	9	0	6	1	8
	Others	10	4	16	5	8	4

Total		464	191	686	269	464	196
* No data available for Iraq.					Source: Hughes Christensen

International Rotary Rig Count