World Rotary Rigs in Operation, 1992-2001

Region/Country 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
                     
North America 897 974 1,064 988 1,095 1,366 1,141 913 1,304 1,329
Canada 96 184 261 231 270 374 259 245 344 266
Mexico 80 36 28 34 46 49 55 43 44 63
United States 721 754 775 723 779 943 827 625 916 1,000
                     
Central & South America 170 167 206 238 235 228 187 145 184 192
Argentina 49 42 71 92 68 57 44 35 57 62
Bolivia 16 11 10 8 7 5 12 13 11 6
Brazil 26 25 23 20 22 21 20 19 23 27
Columbia 12 13 15 16 14 16 12 12 14 16
Venezuela 50 58 69 85 108 110 82 57 63 60
Other 17 18 18 17 16 19 17 9 16 21
                     
Western Europe 112 89 83 89 98 94 81 63 67 83
Italy 23 14 11 11 13 12 9 9 8 7
Norway 15 13 14 13 15 17 17 17 22 24
Turkey 15 16 16 15 10 10 7 6 6 6
United Kingdom 33 24 23 27 31 34 28 18 17 23
Other 26 22 19 23 29 21 20 13 14 23
                     
Eastern Europe & Former U.S.S.R. 21 24 24 24 23 19 19 17 16 16
Poland 18 18 18 18 18 16 15 14 15 13
Russia NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Other 3 6 6 6 5 3 4 3 1 3
                     
Middle East 128 135 102 100 107 124 134 116 128 159
Iran 39 45 21 21 22 22 25 27 27 33
Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oman 12 16 16 17 19 23 24 19 24 27
Saudi Arabia 22 21 17 17 17 26 28 20 25 31
Syria 17 15 12 13 15 14 14 13 14 19
United Arab Emirates 18 18 17 17 17 17 18 15 13 18
Other 20 20 19 15 17 22 25 22 25 31
                     
Africa 94 83 78 84 96 102 97 60 64 69
Algeria 30 29 28 28 28 29 23 13 15 20
Egypt 16 13 14 17 19 21 22 17 18 24
Libya 15 15 13 11 13 13 13 8 7 4
Nigeria 16 10 7 9 14 13 12 8 8 9
Other 17 16 16 19 22 26 27 14 16 12
                   
Asia and Oceania 254 240 214 190 189 192 185 147 150 170
Australia 10 11 12 12 14 14 15 10 10 10
Burma 18 15 10 10 11 7 8 7 9 6
India 124 105 82 70 61 60 52 46 49 50
Indonesia 50 40 38 35 43 54 50 34 32 49
Malaysia 10 10 10 8 6 6 8 6 7 11
Pakistan 11 9 10 11 11 12 11 7 10 5
Philippines 7 9 10 7 6 2 1 0 0 1
Other 24 41 42 37 37 37 40 37 33 38
                     
World Total 1,676 1,712 1,771 1,711 1,843 2,126 1,845 1,461 1,913 2,018

NA=Not available.
Source: Baker Hughes, Inc., as published by PenWell Corporation, International Petroleum Encyclopedia, various years.
Last Updated on 5/12/2003
By Charles Esser
Email: charles.esser@eia.doe.gov