Baker Hughes Announces November 2019 Rig Counts
Baker Hughes announced today that the Baker Hughes international rig count for November 2019 was 1,096, down 34 from the 1,130 counted in October 2019, and up 105 from the 991 counted in November 2018. The international offshore rig count for November 2019 was 247, up 5 from the 242 counted in October 2019, and up 41 from the 206 counted in November 2018.
The average U.S. rig count for November 2019 was 810, down 38 from the 848 counted in October 2019, and down 267 from the 1,077 counted in November 2018. The average Canadian rig count for November 2019 was 136, down 9 from the 145 counted in October 2019, and down 62 from the 198 counted in November 2018.
The worldwide rig count for November 2019 was 2,042, down 81 from the 2,123 counted in October 2019, and down 224 from the 2,266 counted in November 2018.
November 2019 Rig Counts
November 2019
October 2019
November 2018
Land
Offshore
Total
Month
Variance
Land
Offshore
Total
Land
Offshore
Total
Latin America
161
35
196
7
159
30
189
161
28
189
Europe
104
43
147
-28
133
42
175
56
27
83
Africa
89
27
116
0
93
23
116
87
16
103
Middle East
364
53
417
-7
368
56
424
344
50
394
Asia Pacific
131
89
220
-6
135
91
226
137
85
222
International
849
247
1,096
-34
888
242
1,130
785
206
991
United States
788
22
810
-38
825
23
848
1,055
22
1,077
Canada
134
2
136
-9
143
2
145
196
2
198
North America
922
24
946
-47
968
25
993
1,251
24
1,275
Worldwide
1,771
271
2,042
-81
1,856
267
2,123
2,036
230
2,266
Source: Business Wire
Published: 06-12-2019
