August 2000
Industry At A Glance

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

August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 
Industry Stats 

  International Rotary Rig Count Monthly average  
June 2000
June 1999
May 2000
Region Land Offshore Land Offshore Land Offshore

  CANADA 286 5   181 6   185 4  
  EUROPE 29 55   39 49   32 38  
    Germany 3 0   5 0   4 0  
    Italy 7 1   10 0   8 1  
    Netherlands 0 3   2 4   0 3  
    Norway 0 24   0 20   0 19  
    Poland 15 0   14 0   15 0  
    United Kingdom 1 22   1 22   1 14  
    Others 3 5   7 3   4 1  
  MIDDLE EAST* 123 16   106 12   120 15  
    Abu Dhabi 7 3   9 5   7 3  
    Iran 24 3   25 2   24 2  
    Oman 28 0   18 0   23 0  
    Saudi Arabia 19 4   17 1   22 4  
    Syria 14 0   13 0   14 0  
    Turkey 6 0   6 0   6 0  
    Others 25 6   18 4   24 6  
  AFRICA 34 30   33 24   38 27  
    Algeria 13 0   11 0   14 0  
    Egypt 10 8   9 8   13 6  
    Libya 6 0   7 0   9 0  
    Nigeria 2 6   3 6   0 5  
    Others 3 16   3 10   2 16  
  LATIN AMERICA 190 35   143 44   182 33  
    Argentina 58 0   33 1   56 0  
    Brazil 9 14   10 8   10 12  
    Colombia 14 0   12 0   14 0  
    Mexico 42 5   32 13   40 6  
    Venezuela 47 12   42 16   42 12  
    Others 20 4   14 6   20 3  
  FAR EAST 89 56   81 71   89 53  
    Australia 4 4   5 8   4 3  
    China, offshore 0 10   0 11   0 12  
    India 36 12   36 13   41 6  
    Indonesia 22 9   18 13   22 10  
    Malaysia 0 7   0 5   0 6  
    Myanmar 9 0   5 0   8 0  
    Pakistan 8 0   8 0   8 0  
    Thailand 1 4   0 7   0 5  
    Vietnam 0 7   1 9   0 6  
    Others 9 3   8 5   6 5  
  TOTAL 751 197   583 206   646 170  
Source: Baker Hughes Inc.
* No data available for Iraq.
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