Exploration and Production

• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/oet.2_12586
• Published date: 01 May 2019
• Date: 01 May 2019

22 RIGS ACTIVE OIL AND ENERGY TRENDS, MAY 2019

Table 3 Estimated Number of Rigs Active Worldwide

Month end

Land Offshore Land Offshore Land Offshore Land Offshore

Canada 325 - 184 - 252 1 151 -

United States 1,261 - 1,054 21 770 19 999 23

Argentina 71 - 74 - 58 - 65 -

Bolivia 3-3-5-4-

Brazil 684631348

Chile 3-2-1-2-

Colombia 25 - 30 - 18 1 33 -

Ecuador 5 - 12 - 7 - 7 -

Mexico 3 12 13 18 3 15 12 18

Peru 4 -5 -1 -6 -

Trinidad and Tobago 4 1 1 1 3 3 1 2

Venezuela 45 5 25 2 51 3 22 -

Other W. Hem. - - 1 - - - 4 -

Total W. Hem. 1,755 26 1,408 48 1,172 55 1,310 51

Denmark - - - - - - 1 -

France 2 - - - 1 - - -

Germany 3 - 5 - 4 - 2 -

Hungary 2 - 2 - 1 - 3 -

Italy 4 - 2 1 4 - 4 -

Netherlands 1 3 - 1 - - - -

Norway - 16 - 18 - 15 - 17

Poland 6 - 6 - 10 - 6 -

Turkey 18 - 19 1 23 - 18 2

United Kingdom 1 4 - 11 - 8 2 12

Other OECD Europe 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 1

Total OECD Europe 40 24 36 34 44 24 37 32

Romania 3 1 10 - 7 - 10 -

Other non-OECD Europe 6592127103

Total non-OECD Europe 9 6 19 2 19 7 20 3

Iran - - - - - - - -

Iraq 54 - 62 - 43 - 67 -

Kuwait 53 - 41 - 54 - 41 -

Oman 55 - 51 - 55 2 52 -

Qatar 333656310

Saudi Arabia 92 19 104 21 106 13 97 18

Syria 0-------

UAE 39 14 36 21 32 18 36 21

Yemen - - - - - - - -

Other Middle East 2 - 2 1 2 - 1 1

Total Middle East 298 36 299 49 297 39 297 50

Algeria 50 - 50 - 51 - 52 -

Angola - 2 - 5 - 2 - 5

Congo-Brazzaville - 2 1 3 - 1 - 3

Egypt 17 5 21 6 24 6 23 4

Gabon 1 1 4 - - - 5 2

Libya - 1 7 2 - 1 14 1

Nigeria 54836486

South Africa - - - - - - - 1

Tunisia - - - - 1 - 2 -

Other Africa 11 1 13 2 12 2 14 7

Total Africa 84 16 104 21 94 16 118 29

Brunei Darussalam 1 1 - - - 1 - -

China - 32 - 35 - 17 - 41

India 8333853981368538

Indonesia 32 2 21 3 22 2 23 6

Japan - 1 - - - - 1 1

Malaysia - 7 - 7 - 5 - 8

Myanmar - - - - - 1 1 2

Pakistan 20 - 19 - 20 - 20 1

Philippines 1 - - - 1 - 1 -

Taiwan --------

Thailand 252541012

Vietnam - 2 - 3 - 2 - 2

Other Asia 6 - - - - 1 - -

Total Asia 145 83 127 92 128 75 132 101

Australia 14 - 20 2 12 1 17 1

New Zealand - - - - - - 2 -

Papua New Guinea 1 - - - 2 - 1 -

Total Pacific 15 - 20 214 1 20 1

Total World 2,346 191 2,013 248 1,768 217 1,934 267

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