99-05_int-rotary-rig.html (May-1999)

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May 1999 Vol. 220 No. 5 Industry Stats

International Rotary Rig Count						Monthly average
		March 1999		March 1998		Feb. 1999
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

Canada		193	5	327	5	387	3
Europe		33	50	38	58	32	43
	Germany	3	0	3	0	3	0
	Italy	10	3	8	0	9	0
	Netherlands	2	3	3	6	3	3
	Norway	0	18	0	18	0	14
	Poland	14	0	16	0	13	0
	United Kingdom	1	21	1	32	0	22
	Others	3	5	7	2	4	4
MiddleEast*		111	15	114	21	113	19
	Abu Dhabi	5	6	7	8	7	6
	Iran	25	2	22	2	25	2
	Oman	23	0	24	0	22	0
	Saudi Arabia	19	3	25	2	19	2
	Syria	14	0	14	0	14	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0	6	0
	Others	19	4	16	9	20	9
Africa		40	28	68	36	37	31
	Algeria	16	0	29	0	15	1
	Egypt	9	9	17	5	6	10
	Libya	10	0	13	0	10	0
	Nigeria	1	6	2	12	3	7
	Others	4	13	7	19	3	13
Latin America		129	41	193	78	134	44
	Argentina	27	1	49	1	23	1
	Brazil	11	8	10	12	9	10
	Colombia	8	0	14	0	10	0
	Mexico	30	14	40	20	31	14
	Venezuela	37	13	62	38	44	13
	Others	16	5	18	7	17	6
Far East		94	72	111	81	96	63
	Australia	4	9	8	8	6	5
	China, offshore	0	12	0	12	0	11
	India	39	9	41	13	39	8
	Indonesia	24	15	33	22	24	14
	Malaysia	0	9	0	8	0	7
	Myanmar	9	0	6	1	9	0
	Pakistan	8	0	6	0	6	0
	Thailand	2	6	2	7	2	6
	Vietnam	1	8	0	6	1	8
	Others	7	4	15	4	9	4

Total		600	211	851	279	799	203
* No data available for Iraq.					Source: Hughes Christensen

International Rotary Rig Count