02-06_int-rotary-rig.html (Jun-2002)

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June 2002 Vol. 223 No. 6 Industry Stats


International Rotary Rig Count					Monthly average
		Apr 2002		Apr 2001		Mar 2001
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

CANADA		115	6	211	6	306	5
EUROPE		33	62	33	50	31	56
	Germany	3	0	3	0	3	0
	Italy	7	1	8	1	6	1
	Netherlands	2	4	1	5	2	4
	Norway	0	21	0	21	0	21
	Poland	12	1	14	0	12	1
	United Kingdom	2	31	0	20	1	25
	Others	7	4	7	3	7	1
MIDDLE EAST*		140	30	125	19	139	33
	Abu Dhabi	9	5	7	4	8	6
	Iran	26	6	23	5	26	8
	Oman	29	0	23	0	27	0
	Saudi Arabia	28	4	27	3	28	5
	Syria	20	0	18	0	20	0
	Turkey	6	0	6	0	6	0
	Others	22	15	21	7	24	14
AFRICA		53	30	45	37	53	30
	Algeria	20	0	18	0	23	0
	Egypt	18	5	13	9	17	6
	Libya	10	0	6	0	10	0
	Nigeria	3	7	4	9	2	9
	Others	2	18	4	19	1	15
LATIN AMERICA		158	42	218	52	177	44
	Argentina	44	0	73	0	44	0
	Brazil	9	18	10	19	9	18
	Colombia	12	0	14	0	14	0
	Mexico	50	8	47	4	56	8
	Venezuela	29	11	52	22	37	12
	Others	14	5	22	7	17	6
FAR EAST		117	61	102	61	109	62
	Australia	6	4	7	5	5	4
	China, offshore	0	8	0	14	0	8
	India	44	9	41	6	46	7
	Indonesia	39	10	28	9	35	12
	Malaysia	0	13	0	11	0	12
	Myanmar	10	0	5	0	10	0
	Pakistan	10	0	9	0	10	0
	Thailand	0	7	1	5	0	7
	Vietnam	1	7	0	8	1	7
	Others	7	3	11	3	2	5

TOTAL		616	231	734	225	815	230

Source: Baker Hughes Inc. * No data available for Iraq.

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