Baker Hughes Announces December 2013 Rig Counts
HOUSTON, Jan. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) announced today that the international rig count for December 2013 was 1,335, up 24 from the 1,311 counted in November 2013, and up 82 from the 1,253 counted in December 2012. The international offshore rig count for December 2013 was 306, down 10 from the 316 counted in November 2013, and up 7 from the 299 counted in December 2012.
The average U.S. rig count for December 2013 was 1,771, up 15 from the 1,756 counted in November 2013, and down 13 from the 1,784 counted in December 2012. The average Canadian rig count for December 2013 was 372, down 13 from the 385 counted in November 2013, and up 19 from the 353 counted in December 2012.
The worldwide rig count for December 2013 was 3,478, up 26 from the 3,452 counted in November 2013, and up 88 from the 3,390 counted in December 2012.
| December 2013 Rotary Rig Counts |
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| December 2013 |
Month |
November 2013 |
December 2012 |
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| Land |
Offshore |
Total |
Variance |
Land |
Offshore |
Total |
Land |
Offshore |
Total |
||||||
| Latin America |
341 |
76 |
417 |
6 |
322 |
89 |
411 |
341 |
73 |
414 |
|||||
| Europe |
87 |
39 |
126 |
-11 |
89 |
48 |
137 |
77 |
59 |
136 |
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| Africa |
102 |
36 |
138 |
3 |
100 |
35 |
135 |
71 |
31 |
102 |
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| Middle East* |
359 |
46 |
405 |
17 |
346 |
42 |
388 |
321 |
42 |
363 |
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| Asia Pacific |
140 |
109 |
249 |
9 |
138 |
102 |
240 |
144 |
94 |
238 |
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| International |
1,029 |
306 |
1,335 |
24 |
995 |
316 |
1,311 |
954 |
299 |
1,253 |
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| United States |
1,710 |
61 |
1,771 |
15 |
1,698 |
58 |
1,756 |
1,734 |
50 |
1,784 |
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| Canada |
370 |
2 |
372 |
-13 |
384 |
1 |
385 |
351 |
2 |
353 |
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| North America |
2,080 |
63 |
2,143 |
2 |
2,082 |
59 |
2,141 |
2,085 |
52 |
2,137 |
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| Worldwide |
3,109 |
369 |
3,478 |
26 |
3,077 |
375 |
3,452 |
3,039 |
351 |
3,390 |
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| * The Middle East rig count excludes rigs in Syria for November and December 2013. |
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About the Baker Hughes Rig Counts
The Baker Hughes Rotary Rig Counts are counts of the number of drilling rigs actively exploring for or developing oil or natural gas in the United States, Canada and international markets. Baker Hughes has issued the rotary rig counts as a service to the petroleum industry since 1944, when Hughes Tool Company began weekly counts of US and Canadian drilling activity. Baker Hughes initiated the monthly international rig count in 1975.
North American rig count data is scheduled to be released at noon central time on the last working day of each week. The international rig count is scheduled to be released on the 5th working day of the month. Additional detailed information on the Baker Hughes rig counts is available from our website.
Baker Hughes is a leading supplier of oilfield services, products, technology and systems to the worldwide oil and natural gas industry. The company's 60,000-plus employees today work in more than 80 countries helping customers find, evaluate, drill, produce, transport and process hydrocarbon resources. For more information on Baker Hughes' century-long history, visit www.bakerhughes.com.
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