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Baker Hughes Incorporated
BHI announced today that the international rig count for September 2013 was 1,284, up 17 from the 1,267 counted in August 2013, and up 30 from the 1,254 counted in September 2012. The international offshore rig count for September 2013 was 313, up 4 from the 309 counted in August 2013, and up 20 from the 293 counted in September 2012.
The average U.S. rig count for September 2013 was 1,760, down 21 from the 1,781 counted in August 2013, and down 99 from the 1,859 counted in September 2012. The average Canadian rig count for September 2013 was 387, up 19 from the 368 counted in August 2013, and up 32 from the 355 counted in September 2012.
The worldwide rig count for September 2013 was 3,431, up 15 from the 3,416 counted in August 2013, and down 37 from the 3,468 counted in September 2012.
September 2013 Rotary Rig Counts
September 2013
Month
August 2013
September 2012
Land
Offshore
Total
Variance
Land
Offshore
Total
Land
Offshore
Total
Latin America
319
85
404
5
318
81
399
331
80
411
Europe
88
51
139
-4
88
55
143
78
46
124
Africa
84
35
119
-6
93
32
125
84
24
108
Middle East*
337
42
379
17
317
45
362
336
45
381
Asia Pacific
143
100
243
5
142
96
238
132
98
230
International
971
313
1,284
17
958
309
1,267
961
293
1,254
United States
1,695
65
1,760
-21
1,720
61
1,781
1,808
51
1,859
Canada
382
5
387
19
364
4
368
354
1
355
North America
2,077
70
2,147
-2
2,084
65
2,149
2,162
52
2,214
Worldwide
3,048
383
3,431
15
3,042
374
3,416
3,123
345
3,468
*
The Middle East rig count excludes rigs in Syria for August and September 2013.
About the Baker Hughes Rig CountsThe Baker Hughes Rotary Rig Counts are counts of the number of drilling rigs
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