International rig counts were down in January

 

Baker Hughes, a GE company  announced Thursday that the Baker Hughes international rig count for January 2019 was 1,023, down 2 from the 1,025 counted in December 2018, and up 63 from the 960 counted in January 2018.

The international offshore rig count for January 2019 was 241, up 7 from the 234 counted in December 2018, and up 45 from the 196 counted in January 2018.

The average U.S. rig count for January 2019 was 1,065, down 13 from the 1,078 counted in December 2018, and up 128 from the 937 counted in January 2018. The average Canadian rig count for January 2019 was 176, up 35 from the 141 counted in December 2018, and down 102 from the 278 counted in January 2018.

The worldwide rig count for January 2019 was 2,264, up 20 from the 2,244 counted in December 2018, and up 89 from the 2,175 counted in January 2018.