HOUSTON, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI) announced today that the international rig count for July 2009 was 974, up 7 from the 967 counted in June 2009, and down 118 from the 1,092 counted in July 2008. The international offshore rig count for July 2009 was 275, up 6 from the 269 counted in June 2009 and down 37 from the 312 counted in July 2008.
The US rig count for July 2009 was 931, up 36 from the 895 counted in June 2009 and down 1,001 from the 1,932 counted in July 2008. The Canadian rig count for July 2009 was 175, up 50 from the 125 counted in June 2009 and down 237 from the 412 counted in July 2008.
The worldwide rig count for July 2009 was 2,080, up 93 from the 1,987 counted in June 2009 and down 1,356 from the 3,436 counted in July 2008.
July 2009 Rotary Rig Counts
July 2009 June 2009 July 2008
Land OS Total Var. Land OS Total Land OS Total
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Europe 34 39 73 (4) 33 44 77 51 56 107
Middle East 217 32 249 2 213 34 247 248 32 280
Africa 45 12 57 (7) 51 13 64 50 13 63
Latin America 268 83 351 8 268 75 343 299 80 379
Asia Pacific 135 109 244 8 133 103 236 132 131 263
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International 699 275 974 7 698 269 967 780 312 1092
United States 894 37 931 36 848 47 895 1865 67 1932
Canada 174 1 175 50 124 1 125 411 1 412
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North America 1068 38 1106 86 972 48 1020 2276 68 2344
Worldwide 1767 313 2080 93 1670 317 1987 3056 380 3436
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 United States, Canada and international markets. Baker Hughes has issued the rotary rig counts as a service to the petroleum industry since 1944, when Hughes Tool Company began weekly counts of US and Canadian drilling activity. Hughes initiated the monthly international rig count in 1975.
North American rig count data 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 5th working day of the month. Additional detailed information on the Baker Hughes rig counts is available from our website at http://www.bakerhughes.com/investor/rig.
Baker Hughes provides reservoir consulting, drilling, formation evaluation, completion and production products and services to the worldwide oil and gas industry.
Contacts:
Gary R. Flaharty (713) 439-8039
H. Gene Shiels (713) 439-8822
SOURCE Baker Hughes Incorporated
