01-05_int-rotary-rig.html (May-2001)

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May 2001 Vol. 222 No. 5 Industry Stats


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

CANADA		440	5	389	5	556	6
EUROPE		35	49	30	46	28	56
	Germany	3	0	3	0	2	0
	Italy	8	1	7	1	6	2
	Netherlands	1	5	0	3	0	6
	Norway	0	21	0	24	0	25
	Poland	14	0	15	0	14	0
	United Kingdom	0	17	0	15	0	19
	Others	9	5	5	3	6	4
MIDDLE EAST*		123	18	118	14	132	17
	Abu Dhabi	6	3	7	6	9	2
	Iran	23	6	24	2	23	6
	Oman	23	0	23	0	24	0
	Saudi Arabia	26	4	21	3	25	4
	Syria	18	0	13	0	19	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0	6	0
	Others	21	5	24	3	26	5
AFRICA		44	27	37	22	44	29
	Algeria	19	0	12	1	20	0
	Egypt	15	4	10	4	13	8
	Libya	6	0	9	0	6	0
	Nigeria	3	7	2	5	3	7
	Others	1	16	4	12	2	14
LATIN AMERICA		212	55	165	34	215	49
	Argentina	70	0	51	0	7	0
	Brazil	10	19	10	12	9	19
	Colombia	14	0	14	0	16	0
	Mexico	41	8	34	7	46	5
	Venezuela	53	20	39	12	53	18
	Others	24	8	17	3	84	7
FAR EAST		101	58	83	57	106	56
	Australia	5	5	2	5	6	6
	China, offshore	0	12	0	8	0	7
	India	43	7	39	10	43	9
	Indonesia	25	8	20	12	27	9
	Malaysia	0	11	0	6	0	9
	Myanmar	5	0	8	1	7	0
	Pakistan	10	0	8	1	10	0
	Thailand	1	4	1	6	1	3
	Vietnam	0	8	0	5	0	10
	Others	12	3	5	3	12	3

TOTAL		955	212	822	178	1,081	213
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.

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