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OPEC Rig Count by Target

Graphs Long Term Short Term Table OPEC Rig Count by Target Change Pecent Change Dec-09 Nov-09 Dec-08 Monthly Annual Monthly Annual Abu Dhabi Oil 10 11 12 -1 -2 -9.1% -16.7% Gas 0 0 0 0 0 NM NM Misc 0 0 0 0 0 NM NM Total 10 11 12 -1 -2 -9.1% -16.7% Dubai Oil 1 1 2 0 -1 0.0% -50.0% Gas 0 0 0 0 0 NM NM Misc 0 0 0 0 0 NM NM Total 1 1 2 0 -1 0.0% -50.0% Iran Oil 0 0 0 0 0 NM NM Gas 0 0 0 0 0 NM NM Misc 0 0 0 0 0 NM NM Total 0 0 0 0 0 NM NM Iraq Oil 0 0 0 0 0 NM NM Gas 0 0 0 0 0 NM NM Misc 0 0 0 0 0 NM NM Total 0 0 0 0 0 NM NM Kuwait Oil 17 14 11 3 6 21.4% 54.5% Gas 0 0 0 0 0 NM NM Misc 0 0 0 0 0 NM NM Total 17 14 11 3 6 21.4% 54.5% Qatar Oil 6 7 8 -1 -2 -14.3% -25.0% Gas 2 2 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0% Misc 0 0 0 0 0 NM NM Total 8 9 10 -1 -2 -11.1% -20.0% Saudi Arabia Oil 39 39 46 0 -7 0.0% -15.2% Gas 28 27 28 1 0 3.7% 0.0% Misc 0 0 0 0 0 NM NM Total 67 66 74 1 -7 1.5% -9.5% OPEC Mid. East Oil 73 72 79 1 -6 1.4% -7.6% Gas 30 29 30 1 0 3.4% 0.0% Misc 0 0 0 0 0 NM NM Total 103 101 109 2 -6 2.0% -5.5% Algeria Oil 20 18 22 2 -2 11.1% -9.1% Gas 5 10 5 -5 0 -50.0% 0.0% Misc 2 0 0 2 2 NM NM Total 27 28 27 -1 0 -3.6% 0.0% Angola Oil 5 4 6 1 -1 25.0% -16.7% Gas 0 0 0 0 0 NM NM Misc 0 0 0 0 0 NM NM Total 5 4 6 1 -1 25.0% -16.7% Libya Oil 15 15 14 0 1 0.0% 7.1% Gas 1 1 0 0 1 0.0% NM Misc 0 0 1 0 -1 NM -100.0% Total 16 16 15 0 1 0.0% 6.7% Nigeria Oil 4 8 7 -4 -3 -50.0% -42.9% Gas 4 0 0 4 4 NM NM Misc 0 0 0 0 0 NM NM Total 8 8 7 0 1 0.0% 14.3% OPEC Africa Oil 44 45 49 -1 -5 -2.2% -10.2% Gas 10 11 5 -1 5 -9.1% 100.0% Misc 2 0 1 2 1 NM 100.0% Total 56 56 55 0 1 0.0% 1.8% Ecuador Oil 10 9 13 1 -3 11.1% -23.1% Gas 0 0 0 0 0 NM NM Misc 0 0 0 0 0 NM NM Total 10 9 13 1 -3 11.1% -23.1% Venezuela Oil 46 51 74 -5 -28 -9.8% -37.8% Gas 3 4 4 -1 -1 -25.0% -25.0% Misc 0 0 0 0 0 NM NM Total 49 55 78 -6 -29 -10.9% -37.2% South America Oil 56 60 87 -4 -31 -6.7% -35.6% Gas 3 4 4 -1 -1 -25.0% -25.0% Misc 0 0 0 0 0 NM NM Total 59 64 91 -5 -32 -7.8% -35.2% Indonesia Oil 33 36 36 -3 -3 -8.3% -8.3% Gas 21 18 23 3 -2 16.7% -8.7% Misc 4 4 2 0 2 0.0% 100.0% Total 58 58 61 0 -3 0.0% -4.9% OPEC Oil 206 213 251 -7 -45 -3.3% -17.9% Gas 64 62 62 2 2 3.2% 3.2% Misc 6 4 3 2 3 50.0% 100.0% Total 276 279 316 -3 -40 -1.1% -12.7%

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