April 2001
Industry At A Glance

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April 2001 Vol. 222 No. 4 
Industry Stats 

  International Rotary Rig Count Monthly average  
Feb 2001
Feb 2000
Jan 2001
Region Land Offshore Land Offshore Land Offshore

  CANADA 556 6   327 5   533 6  
  EUROPE 28 56   30 36   28 53  
    Germany 2 0   3 0   2 0  
    Italy 6 2   7 1   7 0  
    Netherlands 0 6   0 3   0 5  
    Norway 0 25   0 19   0 25  
    Poland 14 0   15 0   14 0  
    United Kingdom 0 19   0 13   0 19  
    Others 6 4   5 0   5 4  
  MIDDLE EAST* 132 17   110 13   134 19  
    Abu Dhabi 9 2   7 4   7 5  
    Iran 23 6   24 2   23 5  
    Oman 24 0   21 0   26 0  
    Saudi Arabia 25 4   19 3   26 3  
    Syria 19 0   13 0   19 0  
    Turkey 6 0   6 0   6 0  
    Others 26 5   23 – 3   29 – 1  
  AFRICA 44 29   34 18   41 34  
    Algeria 20 0   12 1   19 0  
    Egypt 13 8   9 5   12 11  
    Libya 6 0   9 0   6 0  
    Nigeria 3 7   2 5   3 7  
    Others 2 14   2 7   1 16  
  LATIN AMERICA 215 49   150 33   208 45  
    Argentina 70 0   40 0   67 0  
    Brazil 9 19   8 12   9 19  
    Colombia 16 0   13 0   16 0  
    Mexico 46 5   34 7   45 4  
    Venezuela 53 18   40 11   51 16  
    Others 21 7   15 3   20 6  
  FAR EAST 106 56   84 54   100 55  
    Australia 6 6   3 5   7 3  
    China, offshore 0 7   0 6   0 7  
    India 43 9   36 12   42 10  
    Indonesia 27 9   21 8   25 10  
    Malaysia 0 9   0 4   0 10  
    Myanmar 7 0   8 1   7 0  
    Pakistan 10 0   9 1   10 0  
    Thailand 1 3   1 6   1 3  
    Vietnam 0 10   0 6   0 10  
    Others 12 3   6 – 1   8 8  

  TOTAL 1,081 213   735 159   1,044 212  
Source: Baker Hughes Inc.
* No data available for Iraq.

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