The Nogtec Rig Count presents the number of rigs working in each country, drilling on land or offshore, and drilling for oil, natural gas or for other purposes. The International Rig Count is a monthly census of active drilling rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas around the world.
The Rig Counts are an important business barometer for the drilling industry and its suppliers. When drilling rigs are active they consume products and services produced by the oil service industry. The active rig count acts as a leading indicator of demand for products used in drilling, completing, producing and processing hydrocarbons.
The working rig location information and data is provided by Baker Hughes Rig Count and OPEC Data.
2013 WORLDWIDE RIG COUNT
South |
Middle |
Asia |
Total |
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2013 |
America |
Europe | Africa |
East |
Pacific |
USA | Canada |
World |
Jan |
414 |
134 |
115 |
379 |
237 |
1,757 |
503 |
3,539 |
Feb |
427 |
135 |
113 |
350 |
250 |
1,762 |
642 |
3,679 |
Mar |
437 |
133 |
115 |
336 |
247 |
1,756 |
464 |
3,488 |
Apr |
429 |
136 |
125 |
354 |
257 |
1,755 |
153 |
3,209 |
May |
424 |
124 |
124 |
362 |
249 |
1,767 |
128 |
3,178 |
Jun |
423 |
138 |
133 |
389 |
250 |
1,761 |
183 |
3,277 |
Jul |
418 | 139 | 128 | 379 | 241 | 1,766 | 291 | 3,362 |
Aug |
399 | 143 | 125 | 362 | 238 | 1,781 | 368 | 3,416 |
Sep |
404 | 139 | 119 | 379 | 243 | 1,760 | 387 | 3,431 |
Oct |
420 | 136 | 131 | 383 | 245 | 1,744 | 378 | 3,437 |
Nov |
411 | 137 | 135 | 388 | 240 | 1,756 | 385 | 3,452 |
Dec |
417 | 126 | 138 | 405 | 249 | 1,771 | 372 | 3,478 |
Avg. |
419 |
135 |
125 |
372 |
246 |
1,761 | 355 | 3,412 |
2014 WORLDWIDE RIG COUNT
South |
Middle |
Asia |
Total |
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2014 |
America |
Europe | Africa |
East |
Pacific |
USA | Canada |
World |
Jan |
401 | 126 | 139 | 403 | 256 | 1769 | 504 | 3598 |
Feb |
400 | 132 | 154 | 396 | 259 | 1769 | 626 | 3736 |
Mar |
406 | 148 | 132 | 401 | 258 | 1803 | 449 | 3597 |
Apr |
403 | 151 | 136 | 407 | 252 | 1835 | 204 | 3388 |
May |
404 | 149 | 140 | 414 | 243 | 1859 | 162 | 3371 |
Jun |
398 | 147 | 123 | 425 | 251 | 1861 | 240 | 3445 |
Jul |
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Aug |
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Sep |
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Oct |
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Nov |
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Dec |
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Avg. |
402 | 142 | 137 | 408 | 253 | 1816 | 364 | 3523 |
2013 AFRICA SUM OF RIG COUNT
2013 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Algeria |
44 |
42 |
47 |
49 |
46 |
48 |
49 | 49 | 46 | 47 | 44 | 49 |
Angola |
8 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
11 |
13 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Cameroon |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Chad |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
Congo |
5 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
E.Guinea |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gabon |
6 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Ghana |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Cote D’Ivoire |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Kenya |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
Liberia | 0 |
1 |
1 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Libya |
16 |
15 |
15 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
16 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 |
Mozambique |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nigeria |
19 |
18 |
15 |
22 |
22 |
20 |
17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Tanzania |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Tunisia |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Uganda |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Congo, DRC | 0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Morocco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Namibia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sierra Leone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Togo | 0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mauritania | 0 | 0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Total Africa | 115 | 113 | 115 |
125 |
124 |
133 |
128 | 125 | 119 | 131 | 135 | 138 |
2014 AFRICA SUM OF RIG COUNT
2014 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Algeria | 48 | 48 | 44 | 49 | 47 | 42 | ||||||
Angola | 14 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | ||||||
Cameroon | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Chad | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | ||||||
Congo | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
E.Guinea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Gabon | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | ||||||
Ghana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
Cote D’Ivoire | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Kenya | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | ||||||
Liberia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Libya | 17 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 11 | ||||||
Mozambique | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Nigeria | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | ||||||
Tanzania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
Uganda | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Congo, DRC | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Morocco | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Namibia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Sierra Leone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
South Africa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Togo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Mauritania | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Ethiopia
Senegal |
1
0 |
1
0 |
0
0 |
0
0 |
1 1 |
0 1 |
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Total Africa | 139 | 154 | 132 | 136 | 140 | 123 |