03-06_int-rotary-rig.html (Jul-2003)

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

	June 2003 Vol. 224 No. 6


International Rotary Rig Count					Monthly average
		Apr 2003		Mar 2003		Feb 2002
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

CANADA		149	2	446	3	115	6
EUROPE		29	50	32	43	33	62
	Germany	1	1	2	1	3	0
	Italy	5	1	6	0	7	1
	Netherlands	2	3	1	4	2	4
	Norway	0	20	0	16	0	21
	Poland	10	0	10	0	12	1
	United Kingdom	0	19	0	19	2	31
	Others	11	6	13	3	7	4
MIDDLE EAST*		142	22	145	21	135	30
	Abu Dhabi	10	4	10	5	9	5
	Iran	28	7	27	5	26	6
	Oman	34	0	34	0	29	0
	Saudi Arabia	31	2	31	2	28	4
	Syria	21	0	23	0	20	0
	Turkey	4	0	4	0	6	0
	Others	14	9	16	9	17	15
AFRICA		63	30	61	27	58	30
	Algeria	22	0	17	0	20	0
	Egypt	18	9	18	9	18	5
	Libya	9	2	9	1	10	0
	Nigeria	2	7	3	9	3	7
	Others	6	12	8	8	2	18
LATIN AMERICA		187	51	179	47	158	42
	Argentina	64	0	62	1	44	0
	Brazil	10	17	10	16	9	18
	Colombia	10	0	11	0	12	0
	Mexico	64	17	61	18	50	8
	Venezuela	23	14	21	8	29	11
	Others	16	3	14	4	14	5
FAR EAST		125	71	122	70	117	61
	Australia	6	6	5	5	6	4
	China, offshore	0	12	0	8	0	8
	India	45	15	44	15	44	9
	Indonesia	35	12	39	11	39	10
	Malaysia	0	14	0	15	0	13
	Myanmar	7	0	7	0	10	0
	Pakistan	14	0	15	0	10	0
	Thailand	6	0	1	4	0	7
	Vietnam	0	9	0	9	1	7
	Others	26	3	26	3	17	3

TOTAL		695	226	985	211	616	231

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