Baker Hughes Announces September 2013 Rig Counts
HOUSTON, Oct. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) announced today that the international rig count for September 2013 was 1,284, up 17 from the 1,267 counted in August 2013, and up 30 from the 1,254 counted in September 2012. The international offshore rig count for September 2013 was 313, up 4 from the 309 counted in August 2013, and up 20 from the 293 counted in September 2012.
The average U.S. rig count for September 2013 was 1,760, down 21 from the 1,781 counted in August 2013, and down 99 from the 1,859 counted in September 2012. The average Canadian rig count for September 2013 was 387, up 19 from the 368 counted in August 2013, and up 32 from the 355 counted in September 2012.
The worldwide rig count for September 2013 was 3,431, up 15 from the 3,416 counted in August 2013, and down 37 from the 3,468 counted in September 2012.
September 2013 Rotary Rig Counts
| September 2013 |
Month |
August 2013 |
September 2012 |
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| Land |
Offshore |
Total |
Variance |
Land |
Offshore |
Total |
Land |
Offshore |
Total |
||||||
| Latin America |
319 |
85 |
404 |
5 |
318 |
81 |
399 |
331 |
80 |
411 |
|||||
| Europe |
88 |
51 |
139 |
-4 |
88 |
55 |
143 |
78 |
46 |
124 |
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| Africa |
84 |
35 |
119 |
-6 |
93 |
32 |
125 |
84 |
24 |
108 |
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| Middle East* |
337 |
42 |
379 |
17 |
317 |
45 |
362 |
336 |
45 |
381 |
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| Asia Pacific |
143 |
100 |
243 |
5 |
142 |
96 |
238 |
132 |
98 |
230 |
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| International |
971 |
313 |
1,284 |
17 |
958 |
309 |
1,267 |
961 |
293 |
1,254 |
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| United States |
1,695 |
65 |
1,760 |
-21 |
1,720 |
61 |
1,781 |
1,808 |
51 |
1,859 |
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| Canada |
382 |
5 |
387 |
19 |
364 |
4 |
368 |
354 |
1 |
355 |
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| North America |
2,077 |
70 |
2,147 |
-2 |
2,084 |
65 |
2,149 |
2,162 |
52 |
2,214 |
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| Worldwide |
3,048 |
383 |
3,431 |
15 |
3,042 |
374 |
3,416 |
3,123 |
345 |
3,468 |
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| * |
The Middle East rig count excludes rigs in Syria for August and September 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 59,000-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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