The latest international rig count announced by Baker Hughes shows how drilling has slowed in the U.S. as numbers for October 2019 were down from a year earlier.
The average U.S. rig count for October 2019 was 848, down 30 from the 878 counted in October 2019, and down 214 from the 1,062 counted in October 2018. The average Canadian rig count for October 2019 was 145, up 13 from the 132 counted in September 2019, and down 47 from the 192 counted in October 2018.
The company said its international rig count for October was 1,130, down one from the count in September 2019 and up 113 from the 1,017 counted in October 2018.
The international offshore rig count for October 2019 was 242, unchanged from September 2019, and up 35 from the 207 counted in October 2018.
The worldwide rig count for October 2019 was 2,123, down 18 from the 2,141 counted in September 2019, and down 148 from the 2,271 counted in October 2018.
October 2019 Rig Counts
October |
2019 |
September |
2019 |
October |
2018 |
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Land |
Offshore |
Total |
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Month Variance |
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Land |
Offshore |
Total |
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|
Land |
Offshore |
Total |
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Latin America |
159 |
30 |
189 |
0 |
158 |
31 |
189 |
168 |
25 |
193 |
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Europe |
133 |
42 |
175 |
-1 |
134 |
42 |
176 |
56 |
36 |
92 |
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Africa |
93 |
23 |
116 |
1 |
94 |
21 |
115 |
88 |
19 |
107 |
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Middle East |
368 |
56 |
424 |
-1 |
370 |
55 |
425 |
356 |
48 |
404 |
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Asia Pacific |
135 |
91 |
226 |
0 |
133 |
93 |
226 |
142 |
79 |
221 |
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International |
888 |
242 |
1,130 |
-1 |
889 |
242 |
1,131 |
810 |
207 |
1,017 |
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United States |
825 |
23 |
848 |
-30 |
852 |
26 |
878 |
1,041 |
21 |
1,062 |
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Canada |
143 |
2 |
145 |
13 |
131 |
1 |
132 |
190 |
2 |
192 |
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North America |
968 |
25 |
993 |
-17 |
983 |
27 |
1,010 |
1,231 |
23 |
1,254 |
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Worldwide |
1,856 |
267 |
2,123 |
-18 |
1,872 |
269 |
2,141 |
2,041 |
230 |
2,271 |
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