00-07_int-rotary-rig.html (Jul-2000)

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July 2000 Vol. 221 No. 7 Industry Stats


International Rotary Rig Count					Monthly average
		May 2000		May 1999		Apr 2000
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

CANADA		185	4	58	6	142	4
EUROPE		32	38	37	39	31	42
	Germany	4	0	4	0	3	0
	Italy	8	1	9	0	7	1
	Netherlands	0	3	2	2	0	2
	Norway	0	19	0	13	0	21
	Poland	15	0	14	0	15	0
	United Kingdom	1	14	2	20	1	14
	Others	4	1	6	4	5	4
MIDDLE EAST*		120	15	110	12	116	19
	Abu Dhabi	7	3	9	5	7	7
	Iran	24	2	25	2	24	2
	Oman	23	0	20	0	24	0
	Saudi Arabia	22	4	18	2	22	5
	Syria	14	0	13	0	13	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0	6	0
	Others	24	6	19	3	20	5
AFRICA		38	27	36	19	36	25
	Algeria	14	0	12	0	13	0
	Egypt	13	6	10	8	11	8
	Libya	9	0	7	0	9	0
	Nigeria	0	5	4	5	1	5
	Others	2	16	3	6	2	12
LATIN AMERICA		182	33	146	44	167	32
	Argentina	56	0	32	1	53	0
	Brazil	10	12	10	8	10	12
	Colombia	14	0	11	0	14	0
	Mexico	40	6	32	13	33	6
	Venezuela	42	12	43	16	39	13
	Others	20	3	18	6	18	1
FAR EAST		89	53	77	71	84	50
	Australia	4	3	3	6	5	2
	China, offshore	0	12	0	12	0	9
	India	41	6	30	17	39	8
	Indonesia	22	10	18	12	21	9
	Malaysia	0	6	0	4	0	6
	Myanmar	8	0	9	0	8	0
	Pakistan	8	0	6	0	5	0
	Thailand	0	5	0	7	0	5
	Vietnam	0	6	1	9	0	6
	Others	6	5	10	4	6	5

TOTAL		646	170	464	191	576	172
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.

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