Exploration and Production

• Date: 01 December 2017
• Published date: 01 December 2017
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/oet.2_12418

14 RIGS ACTIVE OIL AND ENERGY TRENDS, DECEMBER 2017

Table 3 Estimated Number of Rigs Active Worldwide

Month end

Land Offshore Land Offshore Land Offshore Land Offshore

Canada 160 - 207 2 154 2 203 -

United States 690 24 611 23 521 23 889 18

Argentina 90 1 59 - 69 - 70 -

Bolivia 5-5-5-4-

Brazil 17 21 2 11 4 10 5 10

Chile 1-4-3-2-

Colombia 11 1 19 - 11 - 20 2

Ecuador 2 - 7 - 6 - 6 -

Mexico 18 24 3 16 4 17 3 9

Peru 2 -1 -1 -2 -

Trinidad and Tobago 2 5 1 2 1 2 4 1

Venezuela 63 5 49 3 47 1 35 4

Other W. Hem. 2 - 2 - 1 - - -

Total W. Hem. 1,063 81 970 57 827 55 1,243 44

Denmark - 2 - 1 - 1 - -

France - - - - - - 2 -

Germany 6 - 4 - 2 - 2 -

Hungary 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 -

Italy 3 - 4 1 3 - 4 -

Netherlands 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1

Norway - 17 - 16 - 9 - 16

Poland 12 - 8 - 8 - 6 -

Turkey 30 - 29 - 31 - 23 -

United Kingdom - 8 - 11 - 8 1 6

Other OECD Europe 5 5 3 - - - 6 1

Total OECD Europe 60 34 51 30 47 20 47 24

Romania 7 - 5 1 6 - 6 1

Other non-OECD Europe 12-858565

Total non-OECD Europe 19 - 13 6 14 5 12 6

Iran - - - - - - - -

Iraq 51 - 41 - 42 - 52 -

Kuwait 43 - 44 - 48 - 49 -

Oman 73 - 59 - 64 - 54 -

Qatar 25555735

Saudi Arabia 110 19 110 15 110 16 101 20

Syria 0-------

UAE 31 18 32 18 30 24 38 16

Yemen - - - - - - - -

Other Middle East 1 2 1 1 1 - 2 0

Total Middle East 311 44 292 39 300 47 299 41

Algeria 49 - 52 - 53 - 55 -

Angola - 11 - 4 - 2 - 3

Congo-Brazzaville - 5 - - - - - 2

Egypt 33 11 18 6 18 5 20 3

Gabon 1 1 - - - - 1 -

Libya - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1

Nigeria 35221345

South Africa - 1 - - - - - -

Tunisia - - 1 1 1 1 - -

Other Africa 11 3 11 2 11 3 11 3

Total Africa 97 38 84 16 84 15 91 17

Brunei Darussalam - 1 - - - - - 1

China - 25 - 25 - 28 - 34

India 8515773977358232

Indonesia 20 5 15 1 16 1 25 3

Japan - - - 1 - 1 - 1

Malaysia - 5 - 4 - 5 - 4

Myanmar - 1 - 1 - - - 1

Pakistan 23 - 21 - 21 - 23 -

Philippines - 4 1 - 1 - 1 -

Taiwan --------

Thailand 3 12 2 10 1 10 1 7

Vietnam - 3 - 4 - 2 - 4

Other Asia - 1 - - - - - -

Total Asia 131 72 116 85 116 82 132 87

Australia 888821151

New Zealand - - - - - - - -

Papua New Guinea - - - - 1 - - 1

Total Pacific 8 8 8 8 3 1 15 2

Total World 1,689 277 1,534 241 1,391 225 1,839 221

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