Baker Hughes Announces September 2012 Rig Counts

HOUSTON, Oct. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) announced today that the international rig count for September 2012 was 1,254, down 7 from the 1,261 counted in August 2012, and up 80 from the 1,174 counted in September 2011. The international offshore rig count for September 2012 was 293, down 7 from the 300 counted in August 2012 and down 11 from the 304 counted in September 2011. 

The average U.S. rig count for September 2012 was 1,859, down 54 from the 1,913 counted in August 2012 and down 119 from the 1,978 counted in September 2011. The average Canadian rig count for September 2012 was 356, up 40 from the 316 counted in August 2012 and down 154 from the 510 counted in September 2011.

The worldwide rig count for September 2012 was 3,469, down 21 from the 3,490 counted in August 2012 and down 193 from the 3,662 counted in September 2011.      

September 2012 Rotary Rig Counts

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 58,000-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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