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February 1998 Vol. 219 No. 2
Industry Stats

International Rotary Rig Count						Monthly average
		Dec. 1997		Dec. 1996		Nov. 1997
Region		Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore	Land	Offshore

CANADA		483	3	342	1	442	3
EUROPE		47	58	52	60	46	55
	Germany	5	0	7	0	5	0
	Italy	9	1	13	1	12	0
	Netherlands	3	4	5	9	3	6
	Norway	0	19	0	16	0	15
	Poland	16	0	18	0	16	0
	United Kingdom	3	32	2	31	2	32
	Others	11	2	7	3	8	2
MIDDLE EAST*		116	22	99	21	115	23
	Abu Dhabi	8	9	7	7	7	8
	Iran	21	2	20	2	21	2
	Oman	22	0	20	0	22	0
	Saudi Arabia	26	1	17	2	25	3
	Syria	14	0	14	0	14	0
	Turkey	10	0	10	1	10	0
	Others	15	10	11	9	16	10
AFRICA		66	37	58	47	62	43
	Algeria	28	0	29	0	27	0
	Egypt	17	8	12	8	14	10
	Libya	13	0	13	0	13	0
	Nigeria	2	8	0	15	1	11
	Others	6	21	4	24	7	22
LATIN AMERICA		218	69	217	60	211	63
	Argentina	59	1	60	0	57	1
	Brazil	12	8	12	11	11	7
	Colombia	18	0	16	0	18	0
	Mexico	35	15	36	12	33	12
	Venezuela	70	38	74	32	66	38
	Others	24	7	19	5	26	5
FAR EAST		124	62	136	60	119	65
	Australia	7	4	13	6	5	6
	China, offshore	0	13	0	11	0	8
	India	41	10	54	10	43	13
	Indonesia	47	14	32	14	41	18
	Japan	5	0	7	0	5	0
	Malaysia	0	5	0	4	0	5
	Myanmar	5	1	7	0	6	1
	Phillipines	0	1	5	0	1	0
	Vietnam	0	7	0	5	0	6
	Others	19	7	18	10	18	8

TOTAL		1,054	251	904	249	995	252

International Rotary Rig Count