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Extra Egyptian rig offsets Saudi decline in September
The number of rigs drilling for gas in the Middle East remained stable at 93 last month, with Saudi Arabia losing a rig and Egypt adding one The number of rigs drilling for gas in the Middle East remained stable at 93 last month, with Saudi Arabia losing a rig and Egypt adding one.
12 October 2018
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The number of rigs targeting gas in the Middle East stayed level at 93 in September. One more rig targeting gas was in operation in Egypt compared with the previous month, offsetting a one-rig decline in Saudi Arabia’s count. The number of gas-focused rigs dropped by 5.1% year on year in September.
Middle East, East Med & Pakistan rig count (targeting gas)
| Sep 2018 | Aug 2018 | Jul 2018 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2016 | ||
| Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Egypt | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Kuwait | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | |
| Oman | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
| Pakistan | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | |
| Qatar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 54 | 55 | 57 | 56 | 53 | |
| UAE – Abu Dhabi | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 |