HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) announced today that the international rig count for December 2016 was 929, up 4 from the 925 counted in November 2016, and down 166 from the 1,095 counted in December 2015. The international offshore rig count for December 2016 was 210, down 1 from the 211 counted in November 2016, and down 40 from the 250 counted in December 2015.
The average U.S. rig count for December 2016 was 634, up 54 from the 580 counted in November 2016, and down 80 from the 714 counted in December 2015. The average Canadian rig count for December 2016 was 209, up 36 from the 173 counted in November 2016, and up 49 from the 160 counted in December 2015.
The worldwide rig count for December 2016 was 1,772, up 94 from the 1,678 counted in November 2016, and down 197 from the 1,969 counted in December 2015.
December 2016 Rotary Rig Counts
|
December 2016 |
November 2016 | December 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
Month |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Land |
Offshore |
Total |
Variance |
Land |
Offshore |
Total |
Land |
Offshore |
Total |
||||||||||||||||||||
| Latin America | 152 | 32 | 184 | 3 | 153 | 28 | 181 | 213 | 57 | 270 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Europe | 64 | 35 | 99 | 2 | 64 | 33 | 97 | 79 | 35 | 114 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Africa | 67 | 11 | 78 | -1 | 67 | 12 | 79 | 64 | 27 | 91 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Middle East | 331 | 45 | 376 | -4 | 334 | 46 | 380 | 367 | 55 | 422 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Asia Pacific | 105 | 87 | 192 | 4 | 96 | 92 | 188 | 122 | 76 | 198 | |||||||||||||||||||
| International | 719 | 210 | 929 | 4 | 714 | 211 | 925 | 845 | 250 | 1,095 | |||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 611 | 23 | 634 | 54 | 558 | 22 | 580 | 690 | 24 | 714 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 207 | 2 | 209 | 36 | 171 | 2 | 173 | 160 | 0 | 160 | |||||||||||||||||||
|
North America |
818 | 25 | 843 | 90 | 729 | 24 | 753 | 850 | 24 | 874 | |||||||||||||||||||
|
Worldwide |
1,537 | 235 | 1,772 | 94 | 1,443 | 235 | 1,678 | 1,695 | 274 | 1,969 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 U.S., 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 the U.S. and Canadian drilling activity. Baker Hughes initiated the monthly international rig count in 1975.
The North American rig count 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 fifth working day of the month at 5:00 a.m. Central time. 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 34,000 employees today work in more than 80 countries helping customers find, evaluate, drill, produce, transport and process hydrocarbon resources. For more information about Baker Hughes, visit: www.bakerhughes.com.
Contacts
Baker Hughes Incorporated
Media Relations:
Melanie Kania, +1-713-439-8303
melanie.kania@bakerhughes.com
or
Investor Relations:
Alondra Oteyza, +1-713-439-8822
alondra.oteyza@bakerhughes.com