01-11_int-rotary-rig.html (Nov-2001)

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Nov. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 11 Industry Stats


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

CANADA		311	6	310	4	319	6
EUROPE		34	60	33	56	28	56
	Germany	6	0	2	0	3	0
	Italy	7	1	7	0	3	1
	Netherlands	1	4	1	4	1	3
	Norway	0	22	0	21	0	21
	Poland	13	1	15	0	14	1
	United Kingdom	0	29	1	23	0	27
	Others	7	3	7	8	7	3
MIDDLE EAST*		129	30	120	16	130	31
	Abu Dhabi	10	8	7	3	7	10
	Iran	25	7	23	4	25	7
	Oman	25	0	25	0	25	0
	Saudi Arabia	27	4	22	4	28	4
	Syria	19	0	14	0	20	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0	6	0
	Others	17	11	23	5	19	10
AFRICA		43	32	39	27	44	30
	Algeria	20	0	17	0	20	0
	Egypt	15	8	14	5	16	6
	Libya	4	0	6	0	4	0
	Nigeria	2	11	1	8	2	13
	Others	2	13	1	14	2	11
LATIN AMERICA		225	41	207	52	221	44
	Argentina	76	0	65	0	76	0
	Brazil	11	18	8	17	29	11
	Colombia	15	0	14	0	15	0
	Mexico	52	5	41	6	51	4
	Venezuela	50	15	52	20	49	16
	Others	21	3	27	9	1	13
FAR EAST		109	63	101	62	113	58
	Australia	6	2	7	5	7	4
	China, offshore	0	12	0	11	0	13
	India	43	7	42	9	45	5
	Indonesia	32	11	23	9	32	8
	Malaysia	0	14	0	9	0	13
	Myanmar	5	0	11	0	8	0
	Pakistan	11	0	8	0	11	0
	Thailand	1	6	2	5	1	6
	Vietnam	0	9	0	10	0	8
	Others	11	2	8	4	9	1

TOTAL		851	232	810	217	855	225
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.

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