January 2001
Industry At A Glance

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A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.

Jan. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 1 
Industry Stats 

  International Rotary Rig Count Monthly average  
Nov 2000
Nov 1999
Oct 2000
Region Land Offshore Land Offshore Land Offshore

  CANADA 357 5   331 5   348 5  
  EUROPE 30 44   35 36   33 57  
    Germany 2 0   6 0   2 0  
    Italy 7 1   6 1   7 2  
    Netherlands 1 3   1 2   1 3  
    Norway 0 21   0 14   0 25  
    Poland 15 0   14 0   15 0  
    United Kingdom 0 17   1 17   1 24  
    Others 5 2   7 2   7 3  
  MIDDLE EAST* 124 15   106 13   122 15  
    Abu Dhabi 8 3   8 5   7 3  
    Iran 23 4   25 2   23 4  
    Oman 26 0   17 0   26 0  
    Saudi Arabia 23 4   18 3   23 4  
    Syria 18 0   13 0   14 0  
    Turkey 6 0   6 0   6 0  
    Others 20 4   19 3   23 4  
  AFRICA 39 30   32 19   41 29  
    Algeria 16 0   12 0   17 0  
    Egypt 14 6   9 6   16 4  
    Libya 6 0   8 0   6 0  
    Nigeria 1 9   1 3   1 9  
    Others 2 15   2 10   1 16  
  LATIN AMERICA 208 49   164 35   210 55  
    Argentina 66 1   41 0   65 1  
    Brazil 10 17   8 11   8 20  
    Colombia 14 0   14 0   14 0  
    Mexico 40 6   34 8   39 6  
    Venezuela 54 20   47 14   54 19  
    Others 24 5   20 2   30 9  
  FAR EAST 103 58   80 55   102 63  
    Australia 8 7   4 3   9 7  
    China, offshore 0 9   0 7   0 10  
    India 42 7   36 10   41 8  
    Indonesia 24 8   17 13   22 10  
    Malaysia 0 9   0 7   0 9  
    Myanmar 7 0   8 0   11 0  
    Pakistan 12 0   7 1   11 0  
    Thailand 1 5   1 4   0 4  
    Vietnam 0 10   0 6   0 11  
    Others 9 3   7 4   8 4  

  TOTAL 861 201   748 163   856 224  
Source: Baker Hughes Inc.
* No data available for Iraq.
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