Exploration and Production

• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/oet.2_12507
• Published date: 01 May 2018
• Date: 01 May 2018

24 RIGS ACTIVE OIL AND ENERGY TRENDS, MAY 2018

Table 3 Estimated Number of Rigs Active Worldwide

Month end

Land Offshore Land Offshore Land Offshore Land Offshore

Canada 207 2 325 - 252 1 102 -

United States 611 23 1,261 - 770 19 992 16

Argentina 59 - 71 - 58 - 68 -

Bolivia 5 - 3 - 5 - 4 -

Brazil 2 11 6 8 3 13 5 9

Chile 4 - 3 - 1 - 1 -

Colombia 19 - 25 - 18 1 23 -

Ecuador 7-5-7-8-

Mexico 3 16 3 12 3 15 9 12

Peru 1-4-1-3-

Trinidad and Tobago 1 2 4 1 3 3 4 2

Venezuela 49 3 45 5 51 3 41 3

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

Total W. Hem. 970 57 1,755 26 1,172 55 1,260 42

Denmark -1------

France - - 2 - 1 - 2 -

Germany 4-3-4-1-

Hungary 2-2-1-2-

Italy 4 1 4 - 4 - 2 1

Netherlands 1 1 1 3 - - 1 2

Norway - 16 - 16 - 15 - 18

Poland 8 - 6 - 10 - 6 -

Turkey 29-18-23-19-

United Kingdom - 11 1 4 - 8 1 5

Other OECD Europe 3 - 3 1 1 1 3 -

Total OECD Europe 51 30 40 24 44 24 37 26

Romania 5 1 3 1 7 - 6 1

Other non-OECD Europe 856512754

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

Iran --------

Iraq 41 - 54 - 43 - 60 -

Kuwait 44 - 53 - 54 - 54 -

Oman 59 - 55 - 55 2 54 -

Qatar 5 5 3 3 5 6 3 6

Saudi Arabia 110 15 92 19 106 13 95 18

Syria - - - - - - - -

UAE 3218391432183914

Yemen - - - - - - - -

Other Middle East 1 1 2 - 2 - - 2

Total Middle East 292 39 298 36 297 39 305 40

Algeria 52 - 50 - 51 - 55 -

Angola -4-2-2-3

Congo-Brazzaville - - - 2 - 1 - 2

Egypt 18 6 17 5 24 6 22 5

Gabon - - 1 1 - - 1 2

Libya -1-1-1 -1

Nigeria 2 2 5 4 6 4 9 3

South Africa - - - - - - - -

Tunisia 1 1 - - 1 - - -

Other Africa 11 2 11 1 12 2 10 2

Total Africa 84 16 84 16 94 16 97 18

Brunei Darussalam - - 1 1 - 1 - 1

China - 25 - 32 - 17 1 24

India 77 39 83 33 81 36 84 25

Indonesia 15 1 32 2 22 2 31 3

Japan -1-1---1

Malaysia - 4 - 7 - 5 - 9

Myanmar - 1 - - - 1 - -

Pakistan 21 - 20 - 20 - 24 -

Philippines 1 - 1 - 1 - - -

Taiwan - - - - - - - -

Thailand 2 10 2 5 4 10 2 5

Vietnam - 4 - 2 - 2 - 2

Other Asia - - 6 - - 1 5 -

Total Asia 116 85 145 83 128 75 147 70

Australia 7 2 14 - 12 1 15 1

New Zealand - - - - - - - -

Papua New Guinea 3 - 1 - 2 - - -

Total Pacific 10 2 15 0 14 1 15 1

Total World 1,536 235 2,346 191 1,768 217 1,872 202

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