Exploration and Production

• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/oet.2_12416
• Date: 01 November 2017
• Published date: 01 November 2017

24 RIGS ACTIVE OIL AND ENERGY TRENDS, NOVEMBER 2017

Table 3 Estimated Number of Rigs Active Worldwide

Month end

Land Offshore Land Offshore Land Offshore Land Offshore

Canada 160 - 207 2 140 1 207 2

United States 690 24 611 23 491 18 914 22

Argentina 90 1 59 - 70 - 67 -

Bolivia 5-5-5-1-

Brazil 17 21 2 11 3 14 5 8

Chile 1-4-2-2-

Colombia 11 1 19 - 6 - 20 1

Ecuador 2 - 7 - 6 - 5 -

Mexico 18 24 3 16 6 19 5 10

Peru 2-1-1-2-

Trinidad and Tobago 2 5 1 2 1 2 4 3

Venezuela 63 5 49 3 48 3 39 5

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

Total W. Hem. 1,063 81 970 57 780 57 1,271 51

Denmark - 2 - 1 - 1 - 2

France ------1-

Germany 6-4--14-

Hungary 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 -

Italy 3 -41213-

Netherlands 2 2 1 1 1 2 - 3

Norway - 17 - 16 - 16 - 11

Poland 12 - 8 - 8 - 7 -

Turkey 30 - 29 - 29 - 21 -

United Kingdom - 8 - 11 - 8 1 10

Other OECD Europe 5 5 3 - 2 - 4 -

Total OECD Europe 60 34 51 30 43 29 43 26

Romania 7 - 5 1 6 - 6 1

Other non-OECD Europe 12 -856865

Total non-OECD Europe 19 - 13 6 12 8 12 6

Iran --------

Iraq 51 - 41 - 40 - 55 -

Kuwait 43 - 44 - 48 - 53 -

Oman 73 - 59 - 64 - 65 -

Qatar 2 55 55 4 46

Saudi Arabia 110 19 110 15 109 15 99 18

Syria 0 -- -- - --

UAE 3118321828223517

Yemen - - - - - - - -

Other Middle East 1 2 1 1 1 - 1 2

Total Middle East 311 44 292 39 295 41 312 43

Algeria 49 - 52 - 53 - 50 -

Angola - 11 - 4 - 4 - 3

Congo-Brazzaville - 5 - - - - - 2

Egypt 331118 620 618 5

Gabon 1 1 - - - - 1 -

Libya - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1

Nigeria 352 23 2 44

South Africa - 1 - - - - - -

Tunisia - - 1 1 - - - -

Other Africa 11 3 11 2 12 2 11 3

Total Africa 97 38 84 16 88 15 84 18

Brunei Darussalam - 1 - - - 1 - -

China - 25 - 25 - 29 - 25

India 85 15773978 37 7926

Indonesia 20 5 15 1 17 2 24 2

Japan ---1----

Malaysia - 5 - 4 - 3 - 5

Myanmar -1-1-1 --

Pakistan 23 - 21 - 21 - 26 -

Philippines - 4 1 - 2 - 1 -

Taiwan --------

Thailand 3 12 2 10 1 10 2 6

Vietnam -3-4 -4 -3

Other Asia -1------

Total Asia 131 72 116 85 119 87 132 67

Australia 888831142

New Zealand - - - - - - - -

Papua New Guinea - - - - 1 - - -

Total Pacific 888 84 1142

Total World 1,689 277 1,534 241 1,341 238 1,868 213

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