Exploration and Production

• Published date: 01 August 2017
• Date: 01 August 2017
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/oet.2_12410

22 RIGS ACTIVE OIL AND ENERGY TRENDS, AUGUST 2017

Table 3 Estimated Number of Rigs Active Worldwide

Month end

Land Offshore Land Offshore Land Offshore Land Offshore

Canada 160 - 207 2 63 - 148 2

United States 690 24 611 23 396 21 909 22

Argentina 90 1 59 - 62 1 60 -

Bolivia 5-5-6-3-

Brazil 17 21 2 11 5 9 4 13

Chile 1-4-4-2-

Colombia 11 1 19 - 7 - 20 -

Ecuador 2 - 7 - 5 - 7 -

Mexico 18 24 3 16 6 14 8 16

Peru 2-1---3-

Trinidad and Tobago 2 5 1 2 2 3 4 3

Venezuela 63 5 49 3 49 4 47 2

Other W. Hem. 2-2-----

Total W. Hem. 1,063 81 970 57 605 52 1215 58

Denmark - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1

France - - - - - - 1 -

Germany 6 - 4 - 3 - 3 -

Hungary 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 -

Italy 3 -41414-

Netherlands 2 2 1 1 - 2 - 2

Norway - 17 - 16 - 16 - 15

Poland 12 - 8 - 4 - 10 -

Turkey 30 - 29 - 19 - 21 -

United Kingdom - 8 - 11 1 9 1 8

Other OECD Europe 5 5 3 - 2 1 7 1

Total OECD Europe 60 34 51 30 35 30 48 27

Romania 7 - 5 1 3 - 5 -

Other non-OECD Europe 12 -854965

Total non-OECD Europe 19 - 13 6 7 9 11 5

Iran --------

Iraq 51 - 41 - 41 - 51 -

Kuwait 43 - 44 - 44 - 56 -

Oman 73 - 59 - 66 - 54 -

Qatar 2 55 53 4 46

Saudi Arabia 110 19 110 15 106 18 103 16

Syria 0-- -- - --

UAE 3118321832203613

Yemen - - - - - - - -

Other Middle East 1 2 1 1 1 - 2 2

Total Middle East 311 44 292 39 293 42 306 37

Algeria 49 - 52 - 53 - 57 -

Angola - 11 - 4 - 9 - 2

Congo-Brazzaville - 5 - - - 2 - 2

Egypt 331118 618 823 4

Gabon 1 1 - - - 1 1 -

Libya - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1

Nigeria 35222344

South Africa - 1 - - - - - -

Tunisia - - 1 1 - - - -

Other Africa 11 3 11 2 13 3 11 5

Total Africa 97 38 84 16 86 27 96 18

Brunei Darussalam - 1 - - - 1 1 2

China - 25 - 25 - 29 - 20

India 85 15 77 39 78 30 80 30

Indonesia 20 5 15 1 13 3 21 1

Japan - - - 1 - 1 1 1

Malaysia - 5 - 4 - 5 - 6

Myanmar -1-1-1-1

Pakistan 23 - 21 - 30 - 25 -

Philippines - 4 1 - 2 - - 1

Taiwan - - - - - - - -

Thailand 3 12 2 10 2 10 3 10

Vietnam -3-4-3 -4

Other Asia - 1 - - - - - -

Total Asia 131 72 116 85 125 83 131 76

Australia 8 8 7 2 - 3 12 -

New Zealand - - - - - - - -

Papua New Guinea - 2 3 - 1 - - 1

Total Pacific 8 10 10 2 1 3 12 1

Total World 1,689 279 1,536 235 1,152 246 1,819 222

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