Baker Hughes July 2013 Rig Count 1,305 vs 1,333 for June 2013

Baker Hughes Incorporated

announced today that the international rig count for July 2013 was 1,305, down 28 from the 1,333 counted in June 2013, and up 41 from the 1,264 counted in July 2012. The international offshore rig count for July 2013 was 320, down 17 from the 337 counted in June 2013, and up 33 from the 287 counted in July 2012.  The average U.S. rig count for July 2013 was 1,766, up 5 from the 1,761 counted in June 2013, and down 179 from the 1,945 counted in July 2012. The average Canadian rig count for July 2013 was 291, up 108 from the 183 counted in June 2013, and down 16 from the 307 counted in July 2012. The worldwide rig count for July 2013 was 3,362, up 85 from the 3,277 counted in June 2013, and down 154 from the 3,516 counted in July 2012. July 2013 Rotary Rig Counts July 2013 Month June 2013 July 2012 Land Offshore Total Variance Land Offshore Total Land Offshore Total Latin America 331 87 418 -5 328 95 423 337 78 415 Europe 90 49 139 1 87 51 138 71 39 110 Africa 90 38 128 -5 93 40 133 80 25 105 Middle East* 332 47 379 -10 346 43 389 352 49 401 Asia Pacific 142 99 241 -9 142 108 250 137 96 233 International 985 320 1,305 -28 996 337 1,333 977 287 1,264 United States 1,708 58 1,766 5 1,706 55 1,761 1,894 51 1,945 Canada 288 3 291 108 182 1 183 304 3 307 North America 1,996 61 2,057 113 1,888 56 1,944 2,198 54 2,252 Worldwide 2,981 381 3,362 85 2,884 393 3,277 3,175 341 3,516 * The Middle East rig count excludes rigs in Syria for June and July 2013. About the Baker Hughes Rig Counts The Baker Hughes Rotary Rig Counts are counts of the number of drilling rigs