Baker Hughes : Announces December 2015 Rig Counts

, /PRNewswire/ -- (NYSE:BHI) announced today that the international rig count for was 1,095, down 14 from the 1,109 counted in , and down 218 from the 1,313 counted in . The international offshore rig count for was 250, down 9 from the 259 counted in , and down 88 from the 338 counted in .

The average U.S. rig count for was 714, down 46 from the 760 counted in , and down 1,168 from the 1,882 counted in . The average Canadian rig count for was 160, down 18 from the 178 counted in , and down 215 from the 375 counted in .

The worldwide rig count for was 1,969, down 78 from the 2,047 counted in , and down 1,601 from the 3,570 counted in .

Rotary Rig Counts

		December		2015				November		2015			December		2014
		Land	Offshore	Total		Month Variance		Land	Offshore	Total			Land	Offshore	Total
Latin America		213	57	270		-14		232	52	284			287	82	369
Europe		79	35	114		6		71	37	108			97	51	148
Africa		64	27	91		1		64	26	90			91	47	138
Middle East		367	55	422		3		360	59	419			358	45	403
Asia Pacific		122	76	198		-10		123	85	208			142	113	255
International		845	250	1,095		-14		850	259	1,109			975	338	1,313
United States		690	24	714		-46		729	31	760			1,823	59	1,882
Canada		160	0	160		-18		178	0	178			373	2	375
North America		850	24	874		-64		907	31	938			2,196	61	2,257
Worldwide		1,695	274	1,969		-78		1,757	290	2,047			3,171	399	3,570

About the Baker Hughes Rig Counts

The Baker Hughes Rotary Rig Counts are counts of the number of drilling rigs actively exploring for or developing oil or natural gas in the U.S., and international markets. has issued the rotary rig counts as a service to the petroleum industry since 1944, when began weekly counts of the U.S. and Canadian drilling activity. initiated the monthly international rig count in 1975.

The North American rig count is scheduled to be released at 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 . Additional detailed information on the rig counts is available from our website.

is a leading supplier of oilfield services, products, technology and systems to the worldwide oil and natural gas industry. The company's 46,000 employees today work in more than 80 countries helping customers find, evaluate, drill, produce, transport and process hydrocarbon resources. For more information about , visit: www.bakerhughes.com.

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