OREANDA-NEWS. September 09, 2015.  Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) announced today that the international rig count for August 2015 was 1,137, up 19 from the 1,118 counted in July 2015, and down 202 from the 1,339 counted in August 2014. The international offshore rig count for August 2015 was 270, up 6 from the 264 counted in July 2015, and down 45 from the 315 counted in August 2014.

The average U.S. rig count for August 2015 was 883, up 17 from the 866 counted in July 2015, and down 1,021 from the 1,904 counted in August 2014. The average Canadian rig count for August 2015 was 206, up 23 from the 183 counted in July 2015, and down 193 from the 399 counted in August 2014.

The worldwide rig count for August 2015 was 2,226, up 59 from the 2,167 counted in July 2015, and down 1,416 from the 3,642 counted in August 2014.

August 2015 Rotary Rig Counts



August 2015


July 2015

August 2014


Land

Offshore

Total

Month Variance

Land

Offshore

Total

Land

Offshore

Total

















Latin America

266

53

319

6

259

54

313

337

73

410

Europe

65

44

109

1

60

48

108

98

45

143

Africa

70

26

96

2

69

25

94

87

38

125

Middle East

341

52

393

2

342

49

391

366

40

406

Asia Pacific

125

95

220

8

124

88

212

136

119

255

International

867

270

1,137

19

854

264

1,118

1,024

315

1,339

















United States

849

34

883

17

835

31

866

1,842

62

1,904

Canada

202

4

206

23

179

4

183

395

4

399

North America

1,051

38

1,089

40

1,014

35

1,049

2,237

66

2,303

















Worldwide

1,918

308

2,226

59

1,868

299

2,167

3,261

381

3,642