01-06_int-rotary-rig.html (Jun-2001)

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June 2001 Vol. 222 No. 6 Industry Stats


International Rotary Rig Count					Monthly average
		Apr 2001		Apr 2000		Mar 2001
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

CANADA		211	6	142	4	389	5
EUROPE		33	50	30	42	35	49
	Germany	3	0	3	0	3	0
	Italy	8	1	7	1	8	1
	Netherlands	1	5	0	2	1	5
	Norway	0	21	0	21	0	21
	Poland	14	0	15	0	14	0
	United Kingdom	0	20	0	14	0	17
	Others	7	3	5	4	9	5
MIDDLE EAST*		125	19	117	19	123	18
	Abu Dhabi	7	4	7	7	6	3
	Iran	23	5	24	2	23	6
	Oman	23	0	24	0	23	0
	Saudi Arabia	27	3	22	5	26	4
	Syria	18	0	13	0	18	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0	6	0
	Others	21	7	21	5	21	5
AFRICA		45	37	36	25	44	27
	Algeria	18	0	13	0	19	0
	Egypt	13	9	11	8	15	4
	Libya	6	0	9	0	6	0
	Nigeria	4	9	1	5	3	7
	Others	4	19	2	12	1	16
LATIN AMERICA		218	52	167	32	212	55
	Argentina	73	0	53	0	70	0
	Brazil	10	19	10	12	10	19
	Colombia	14	0	14	0	14	0
	Mexico	47	4	33	6	41	8
	Venezuela	52	22	39	13	53	20
	Others	22	7	18	1	24	8
FAR EAST		102	61	84	50	101	58
	Australia	7	5	5	2	5	5
	China, offshore	0	14	0	9	0	12
	India	41	6	39	8	43	7
	Indonesia	28	9	21	9	25	8
	Malaysia	0	11	0	6	0	11
	Myanmar	5	0	8	0	5	0
	Pakistan	9	0	5	0	10	0
	Thailand	1	5	0	5	1	4
	Vietnam	0	8	0	6	0	8
	Others	11	3	6	5	12	3

TOTAL		734	225	576	172	904	212
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.

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