01-12_int-rotary-rig.html (Dec-2001)

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Dec. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 12 Industry Stats


International Rotary Rig Count					Monthly average
		Oct 2001		Oct 2000		Sep 2001
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

CANADA		297	7	348	5	311	6
EUROPE		35	60	39	57	34	60
	Germany	6	0	2	0	6	0
	Italy	8	1	7	2	7	1
	Netherlands	1	5	1	3	1	4
	Norway	0	21	0	25	0	22
	Poland	13	1	15	0	13	1
	United Kingdom	0	27	1	24	0	29
	Others	7	5	13	3	7	3
MIDDLE EAST*		129	30	143	19	129	30
	Abu Dhabi	10	8	7	3	10	8
	Iran	25	6	23	4	25	7
	Oman	24	0	26	0	25	0
	Saudi Arabia	28	4	23	4	27	4
	Syria	19	0	14	0	19	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0	6	0
	Others	17	12	44	8	17	11
AFRICA		39	35	41	29	43	32
	Algeria	19	0	17	0	20	0
	Egypt	11	11	16	4	15	8
	Libya	4	0	6	0	4	0
	Nigeria	3	10	1	9	2	11
	Others	2	14	1	16	2	13
LATIN AMERICA		210	42	210	55	225	41
	Argentina	65	0	65	1	76	0
	Brazil	11	14	8	20	11	18
	Colombia	14	0	14	0	15	0
	Mexico	55	7	39	6	52	5
	Venezuela	46	17	54	19	50	15
	Others	19	4	30	9	21	3
FAR EAST		107	63	91	63	98	63
	Australia	6	4	9	7	6	2
	China, offshore	0	9	0	10	0	12
	India	44	7	41	8	43	7
	Indonesia	37	13	22	10	32	11
	Malaysia	0	13	0	9	0	14
	Myanmar	5	0	11	0	5	0
	Pakistan	3	0	11	0	11	0
	Thailand	1	6	0	4	1	6
	Vietnam	0	8	0	11	0	9
	Others	11	3	4	4	0	2

TOTAL		817	237	872	228	840	232
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.