Baker Hughes Announces May 2012 Rig Counts

Baker Hughes Incorporated

announced today that the international rig count for May 2012 was 1,225, up 47 from the 1,178 counted in April 2012, and up 74 from the 1,151 counted in May 2011. The international offshore rig count for May 2012 was 319, up 20 from the 299 counted in April 2012 and up 13 from the 306 counted in May 2011. The average U.S. rig count for May 2012 was 1,977, up 16 from the 1,961 counted in April 2012 and up 141 from the 1,836 counted in May 2011. The average Canadian rig count for May 2012 was 133, down 25 from the 158 counted in April 2012 and down 11 from the 144 counted in May 2011. The worldwide rig count for May 2012 was 3,335, up 38 from the 3,297 counted in April 2012 and up 204 from the 3,131 counted in May 2011.