Rig counts worldwide are down according to Baker Hughes

Baker Hughes announced that the Baker Hughes international rig count for November 2019 was 1,096, down 34 from the 1,130 counted in October 2019, and up 105 from the 991 counted in November 2018.

The international offshore rig count for November 2019 was 247, up 5 from the 242 counted in October 2019, and up 41 from the 206 counted in November 2018.

The average U.S. rig count for November 2019 was 810, down 38 from the 848 counted in October 2019, and down 267 from the 1,077 counted in November 2018.

The average Canadian rig count for November 2019 was 136, down 9 from the 145 counted in October 2019, and down 62 from the 198 counted in November 2018.

The worldwide rig count for November 2019 was 2,042, down 81 from the 2,123 counted in October 2019, and down 224 from the 2,266 counted in November 2018.

November 2019 Rig Counts

November 2019

October 2019

November 2018

Land Offshore Total Month
Variance
Land Offshore Total Land Offshore Total
Latin America

161

35

196

7

159

30

189

161

28

189

Europe

104

43

147

-28

133

42

175

56

27

83

Africa

89

27

116

0

93

23

116

87

16

103

Middle East

364

53

417

-7

368

56

424

344

50

394

Asia Pacific

131

89

220

-6

135

91

226

137

85

222

International

849

247

1,096

-34

888

242

1,130

785

206

991

United States

788

22

810

-38

825

23

848

1,055

22

1,077

Canada

134

2

136

-9

143

2

145

196

2

198

North America

922

24

946

-47

968

25

993

1,251

24

1,275

Worldwide

1,771

271

2,042

-81

1,856

267

2,123

2,036

230

2,266