Exploration and Production

• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/oet.2_12408
• Date: 01 July 2017
• Published date: 01 July 2017

18 RIGS ACTIVE OIL AND ENERGY TRENDS, JULY 2017

Table 3 Estimated Number of Rigs Active Worldwide

Month end

Land Offshore Land Offshore Land Offshore Land Offshore

Canada 160 - 207 2 40 2 83 2

United States 690 24 611 23 384 24 871 22

Argentina 90 1 59 - 70 1 53 -

Bolivia 5-5-5-3-

Brazil 17 21 2 11 6 9 4 12

Chile 1-4-3-2-

Colombia 11 1 19 - 5 - 19 1

Ecuador 2 - 7 - 2 - 9 -

Mexico 18 24 3 16 8 14 7 16

Peru 2 -1 -0 -3 -

Trinidad and Tobago 2 5 1 2 2 3 4 3

Venezuela 63 5 49 3 57 3 51 3

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

Total W. Hem. 1,063 81 970 57 582 56 1,109 59

Denmark - 2 - 1 - 2 - -

France - - - - - - 1 -

Germany 6 - 4 - 3 - 3 -

Hungary 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 -

Italy 3 - 4 1 3 1 4 -

Netherlands 2 2 1 1 - 2 - 1

Norway - 17 - 16 - 17 - 18

Poland 12 - 8 - 4 - 10 -

Turkey 30 - 29 - 29 - 23 -

United Kingdom - 8 - 11 - 9 - 10

Other OECD Europe 5 5 3 - 3 1 2 1

Total OECD Europe 60 34 51 30 44 32 44 30

Romania 7 - 5 1 4 - 5 -

Other non-OECD Europe 12 - 8 5 4 10 11 6

Total non-OECD Europe 19 -13 6 81016 6

Iran - - - - - - - -

Iraq 51 - 41 - 43 - 51 -

Kuwait 43 - 44 - 43 - 55 -

Oman 73 - 59 - 69 - 53 1

Qatar 25553455

Saudi Arabia 110 19 110 15 105 18 104 15

Syria 0-------

UAE 31 18 32 18 31 19 35 13

Yemen - - - - - - - -

Other Middle East 1 2 1 1 1 - 3 2

Total Middle East 311 44 292 39 295 41 306 36

Algeria 49 - 52 - 55 - 53 -

Angola - 11 - 4 - 9 - 3

Congo-Brazzaville - 5 - - - 1 - 3

Egypt 33 11 18 6 18 10 19 4

Gabon 1 1 - - - 1 1 -

Libya - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1

Nigeria 35224253

South Africa - 1 - - - 1 - -

Tunisia - - 1 1 - - - -

Other Africa 11 3 11 2 12 5 9 6

Total Africa 97 38 84 16 89 30 87 20

Brunei Darussalam - 1 - - - 2 - 1

China - 25 - 25 - 31 - 20

India 8515773980228234

Indonesia 20 5 15 1 15 4 18 2

Japan - - - 1 - 1 2 1

Malaysia - 5 - 4 - 6 - 3

Myanmar - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1

Pakistan 23 - 21 - 27 - 25 -

Philippines - 4 1 - 2 - 1 1

Taiwan --------

Thailand 3 12 2 10 3 12 4 8

Vietnam - 3 - 4 - 3 - 3

Other Asia - 1 - - - - - -

Total Asia 131 72 116 85 127 82 132 74

Australia 887224132

New Zealand - - - - - - - -

Papua New Guinea - 2 3 - 2 - 1 -

Total Pacific 8 10 10 2 4 4 14 2

Total World 1,689 279 1,536 235 1,149 255 1,708 227

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