01-08_int-rotary-rig.html (Aug-2001)

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August 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8 Industry Stats


International Rotary Rig Count					Monthly average
		Jun 2001		Jun 2000		May 2001
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

CANADA		300	2	286	5	235	3
EUROPE		28	65	29	55	31	61
	Germany	2	0	3	0	3	0
	Italy	5	1	7	1	8	1
	Netherlands	1	4	0	3	1	5
	Norway	0	24	0	21	0	24
	Poland	13	1	15	0	13	1
	United Kingdom	0	28	1	22	0	26
	Others	7	7	3	8	6	4
MIDDLE EAST*		131	21	123	16	128	19
	Abu Dhabi	7	5	7	3	8	5
	Iran	23	5	24	3	23	5
	Oman	25	0	28	0	25	0
	Saudi Arabia	27	3	19	4	26	3
	Syria	20	0	14	0	19	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0	6	0
	Others	23	8	25	6	21	6
AFRICA		47	33	34	30	43	34
	Algeria	21	0	13	0	19	0
	Egypt	14	9	10	8	12	10
	Libya	6	0	6	0	6	0
	Nigeria	2	11	2	6	1	9
	Others	4	13	3	16	5	15
LATIN AMERICA		216	49	190	35	219	49
	Argentina	75	0	58	0	75	0
	Brazil	11	19	9	14	10	20
	Colombia	18	0	14	0	17	0
	Mexico	40	5	42	5	43	4
	Venezuela	53	20	47	12	53	20
	Others	19	5	20	4	21	5
FAR EAST		106	64	89	56	101	67
	Australia	7	4	4	4	6	4
	China, offshore	0	11	0	10	0	15
	India	38	10	36	12	37	12
	Indonesia	32	9	22	9	29	9
	Malaysia	0	12	0	7	0	11
	Myanmar	6	0	9	0	5	0
	Pakistan	10	0	8	0	11	0
	Thailand	1	6	1	4	1	5
	Vietnam	0	9	0	7	0	8
	Others	12	3	9	3	12	3

TOTAL		828	234	751	197	757	233
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.

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