00-05_int-rotary-rig.html (May-2000)

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May 2000 Vol. 221 No. 5 Industry Stats


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

CANADA		389	5	526	5	539	5
EUROPE		30	46	33	50	30	36
	Germany	3	0	3	0	3	0
	Italy	7	1	10	3	7	1
	Netherlands	0	3	2	3	3	0
	Norway	0	24	0	18	0	19
	Poland	15	0	14	0	15	0
	United Kingdom	0	15	1	21	0	13
	Others	5	3	3	5	2	3
MIDDLE EAST*		118	14	111	15	110	13
	Abu Dhabi	7	8	5	6	7	4
	Iran	24	2	25	2	24	2
	Oman	23	0	23	0	21	0
	Saudi Arabia	21	3	19	3	19	3
	Syria	13	0	14	0	13	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0	6	0
	Others	24	1	19	4	20	4
AFRICA		37	22	40	28	34	18
	Algeria	12	1	16	0	12	1
	Egypt	10	4	9	9	9	5
	Libya	9	0	10	0	9	0
	Nigeria	2	5	1	6	2	5
	Others	4	12	4	13	2	7
LATIN AMERICA		165	34	129	41	150	33
	Argentina	51	0	27	1	40	0
	Brazil	10	12	11	8	8	12
	Colombia	14	0	8	0	13	0
	Mexico	34	7	30	14	34	7
	Venezuela	39	12	37	13	40	11
	Others	17	3	16	5	15	3
FAR EAST		83	57	94	72	84	54
	Australia	2	5	4	9	3	5
	China, offshore	0	8	0	12	0	6
	India	39	10	39	9	36	12
	Indonesia	20	12	24	15	21	8
	Malaysia	0	6	0	9	0	4
	Myanmar	8	1	9	0	8	1
	Pakistan	8	1	8	0	9	1
	Thailand	1	6	2	6	1	6
	Vietnam	0	5	1	8	0	6
	Others	5	3	7	4	6	5

TOTAL		822	178	933	211	947	159
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.

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