Exploration and Production

• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/oet.2_12412
• Date: 01 September 2017
• Published date: 01 September 2017

14 RIGS ACTIVE OIL AND ENERGY TRENDS, SEPTEMBER 2017

Table 3 Estimated Number of Rigs Active Worldwide

Month end

Land Offshore Land Offshore Land Offshore Land Offshore

Canada 160 - 207 2 92 2 217 -

United States 690 24 611 23 429 20 937 17

Argentina 90 1 59 - 72 - 65 -

Bolivia 5-5-5-3-

Brazil 17 21 2 11 5 10 4 12

Chile 1-4-4-3-

Colombia 11 1 19 - 6 - 22 -

Ecuador 2 - 7 - 4 - 6 -

Mexico 18 24 3 16 6 17 6 15

Peru 2-1-1-2-

Trinidad and Tobago 2 5 1 2 1 3 4 3

Venezuela 63 5 49 3 47 3 44 6

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

Total W. Hem. 1,063 81 970 57 673 55 1313 53

Denmark - 2 - 1 - - - 1

France - - - - - - 1 -

Germany 6 - 4 - 2 - 2 -

Hungary 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 -

Italy 3-414-2-

Netherlands 2 2 1 1 - 2 - 2

Norway - 17 - 16 - 20 - 13

Poland 12 - 8 - 4 - 10 -

Turkey 30 - 29 - 29 - 20 -

United Kingdom - 8 - 11 - 10 - 10

Other OECD Europe 5 5 3 - 3 1 7 1

Total OECD Europe 60 34 51 30 44 33 43 27

Romania 7 - 5 1 3 - 5 -

Other non-OECD Europe 12 -855965

Total non-OECD Europe 19 - 13 6 8 9 11 5

Iran --------

Iraq 51 - 41 - 39 - 53 -

Kuwait 43 - 44 - 47 - 55 -

Oman 73 - 59 - 65 - 54 -

Qatar 2 55 53 4 46

Saudi Arabia 110 19 110 15 108 17 102 17

Syria 0 -- -- - --

UAE 3118321828223518

Yemen - - - - - - - -

Other Middle East 1 2 1 1 1 - 1 2

Total Middle East 311 44 292 39 291 43 304 43

Algeria 49 - 52 - 55 - 58 -

Angola - 11 - 4 - 5 - 2

Congo-Brazzaville - 5 - - - 1 - 2

Egypt 331118 619 821 2

Gabon 1 1 - - - - 1 -

Libya - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1

Nigeria 35222354

South Africa - 1 - - - - - -

Tunisia - - 1 1 1 - - -

Other Africa 11 3 11 2 12 2 11 5

Total Africa 97 38 84 16 89 20 96 16

Brunei Darussalam - 1 - - - 2 1 1

China - 25 - 25 - 28 - 24

India 85 15 77 39 78 35 80 28

Indonesia 20 5 15 1 14 3 21 2

Japan - - - 1 - 1 1 1

Malaysia - 5 - 4 - 3 - 7

Myanmar -1-1-1 -1

Pakistan 23 - 21 - 29 - 24 -

Philippines - 4 1 - 3 - 1 -

Taiwan - - - - - - - -

Thailand 3 12 2 10 1 10 3 8

Vietnam -3 -4-3 -4

Other Asia - 1 - - - - - -

Total Asia 131 72 116 85 125 86 131 76

Australia 88721212-

New Zealand - - - - - - - -

Papua New Guinea - 2 3 - 1 - - 1

Total Pacific 8 10 10 2 2 2 12 1

Total World 1,689 279 1,536 235 1,232 248 1,910 221

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