70% of Drilling Rigs Manufactured Domestically

About 70% of drilling rigs in Iran are produced domestically, the National Iranian Oil Company's deputy director for exploration affairs said. 
“This is while until 30 years ago, 90% of the country's drilling rigs were imported,” Bahman Soleimani was also quoted as saying by the Oil Ministry’s news agency Shana.
“Efforts are being made to manufacture all drilling rigs inside the country with the help of knowledge-based companies,” he added.
Masoud Afshar, deputy director of the National Iranian Drilling Company, said NIDC has drilled 17 oil and gas wells in the first two months of the current Iranian year (March 21-May 21).