HOUSTON & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Baker Hughes, a GE company (NYSE:BHGE) announced today that the Baker Hughes international rig count for September 2017 was 931, down 21 from the 952 counted in August 2017, and down 3 from the 934 counted in September 2016. The international offshore rig count for September 2017 was 190, down 11 from the 201 counted in August 2017, and down 31 from the 221 counted in September 2016.
The average US rig count for September 2017 was 940, down 7 from the 947 counted in August 2017, and up 431 from the 509 counted in September 2016. The average Canadian rig count for September 2017 was 210, down 7 from the 217 counted in August 2017, and up 69 from the 141 counted in September 2016.
The worldwide rig count for September 2017 was 2,081, down 35 from the 2,116 counted in August 2017, and up 497 from the 1,584 counted in September 2016.
September 2017 Rig Counts
| September 2017 |
August 2017 |
September 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land | Offshore | Total |
Month |
Land | Offshore | Total | Land | Offshore | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Latin America | 150 | 27 | 177 | -14 | 160 | 31 | 191 | 151 | 38 | 189 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Europe | 58 | 33 | 91 | 0 | 53 | 38 | 91 | 56 | 36 | 92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Africa | 66 | 13 | 79 | -5 | 72 | 12 | 84 | 68 | 9 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle East | 347 | 48 | 395 | 4 | 340 | 51 | 391 | 336 | 50 | 386 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asia Pacific | 120 | 69 | 189 | -6 | 126 | 69 | 195 | 102 | 88 | 190 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International | 741 | 190 | 931 | -21 | 751 | 201 | 952 | 713 | 221 | 934 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 922 | 18 | 940 | -7 | 930 | 17 | 947 | 491 | 18 | 509 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 209 | 1 | 210 | -7 | 215 | 2 | 217 | 140 | 1 | 141 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| North America | 1,131 | 19 | 1,150 | -14 | 1,145 | 19 | 1,164 | 631 | 19 | 650 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Worldwide | 1,872 | 209 | 2,081 | -35 | 1,896 | 220 | 2,116 | 1,344 | 240 | 1,584 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
About the Baker Hughes Rig Counts
The Baker Hughes 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. The company has issued the 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. The monthly international rig count was initiated 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.
About Baker Hughes, a GE company
Baker Hughes, a GE company (NYSE: BHGE) is the world’s first and only fullstream provider of integrated oilfield products, services and digital solutions. We deploy minds and machines to enhance customer productivity, safety and environmental stewardship, while minimizing costs and risks at every step of the energy value chain. With operations in over 120 countries, we infuse over a century of experience with the spirit of a startup – inventing smarter ways to bring energy to the world.
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