Monday, June 18, 2007

Indian Explorers Lose Oil Rigs as Mexico, U.K. Step Up Offshore Drilling

(Bloomberg) -- Indian oil explorers led by Oil &
Natural Gas Corp. are losing rigs to rivals in countries such as
Mexico and U.K. as higher prices spur drilling, a report by
service provider Baker Hughes Inc. shows.

The number of rigs used in India slipped to 81 in May from
86 in January, Baker Hughes said in a monthly report on its Web
site June 15. At the same time, the worldwide total excluding
the U.S., Canada, Sudan and Iran, increased to 1,007 from 972.


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