00-04_int-rotary-rig.html (Apr-2000)

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April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 Industry Stats


International Rotary Rig Count						Monthly average
		Feb. 2000		Feb. 1999			Jan. 2000
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore		Land	Offshore

CANADA		539	5	327	5		497	5
EUROPE		30	36	32	43		26	33
	Germany	3	0	3	3		1	2
	Italy	7	1	9	0		6	1
	Netherlands	3	0	3	0		2	0
	Norway	0	19	0	14		0	14
	Poland	15	0	13	0		14	0
	United Kingdom	0	13	0	22		0	13
	Others	2	3	4	1		4	1
MIDDLE EAST*		110	13	113	19		109	11
	Abu Dhabi	7	4	7	6		8	5
	Iran	24	2	25	2		25	2
	Oman	21	0	22	0		19	0
	Saudi Arabia	19	3	19	2		19	2
	Syria	13	0	14	0		13	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0		6	0
	Others	20	4	20	9		25	4
AFRICA		34	18	37	31		41	16
	Algeria	12	1	15	1		14	0
	Egypt	9	5	6	10		13	5
	Libya	9	0	10	0		9	0
	Nigeria	2	5	3	7		2	4
	Others	1	1	1	1		1	1
LATIN AMERICA		150	33	134	44		150	36
	Argentina	40	0	23	1		38	0
	Brazil	8	12	9	10		8	12
	Colombia	13	0	10	0		13	0
	Mexico	34	7	31	14		34	7
	Venezuela	40	11	44	13		42	14
	Others	15	3	17	6		15	3
FAR EAST		84	54	96	63		85	53
	Australia	3	5	6	5		4	3
	China, offshore	0	6	0	11		0	4
	India	36	12	39	8		39	10
	Indonesia	21	8	24	14		20	9
	Malaysia	0	4	0	7		0	7
	Myanmar	8	1	9	0		8	1
	Pakistan	9	1	8	0		7	1
	Thailand	1	6	2	6		0	7
	Vietnam	0	6	1	8		0	6
	Others	6	5	7	4		7	5

TOTAL		947	159	739	205		908	154
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.