Baker Hughes reports international rig count is down

 

Baker Hughes, a GE company announced Monday that the Baker Hughes international rig count for September 2019 was 1,131, down 7 from the 1,138 counted in August 2019, and up 127 from the 1,004 counted in September 2018.

The international offshore rig count for September 2019 was 242, down 2 from the 244 counted in August 2019, and up 38 from the 204 counted in September 2018.

The average U.S. rig count for September 2019 was 878, down 48 from the 926 counted in August 2019, and down 175 from the 1,053 counted in September 2018. The average Canadian rig count for September 2019 was 132, down 10 from the 142 counted in August 2019, and down 69 from the 201 counted in September 2018.

The worldwide rig count for September 2019 was 2,141, down 65 from the 2,206 counted in August 2019, and down 117 from the 2,258 counted in September 2018.

September 2019 Rig Counts

 

 September 2019

 August 2019

 September 2018

 Land

 Offshore

 Total

 Month
Variance

 Land

 Offshore

 Total

 Land

 Offshore

 Total

Latin America

158

31

189

-5

164

30

194

167

25

192

Europe

134

42

176

-17

142

51

193

56

30

86

Africa

94

21

115

0

97

18

115

90

19

109

Middle East

370

55

425

9

363

53

416

347

48

395

Asia Pacific

133

93

226

6

128

92

220

140

82

222

International

 889

 242

 1,131

 -7

 894

 244

 1,138

 800

 204

 1,004

United States

852

26

878

-48

900

26

926

1,033

20

1,053

Canada

131

1

132

-10

139

3

142

199

2

201

North America

 983

 27

 1,010

 -58

 1,039

 29

 1,068

 1,232

 22

 1,254

Worldwide

 1,872

 269

 2,141

 -65

 1,933

 273

 2,206

 2,032

 226

 2,258