OREANDA-NEWS. Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI) announced today that the international rig count for November 2015 was 1,109, down 2 from the 1,111 counted in October 2015, and down 215 from the 1,324 counted in November 2014. The international offshore rig count for November 2015 was 259, down 11 from the 270 counted in October 2015, and down 82 from the 341 counted in November 2014.

The average U.S. rig count for November 2015 was 760, down 31 from the 791 counted in October 2015, and down 1,165 from the 1,925 counted in November 2014. The average Canadian rig count for November 2015 was 178, down 6 from the 184 counted in October 2015, and down 243 from the 421 counted in November 2014.

The worldwide rig count for November 2015 was 2,047, down 39 from the 2,086 counted in October 2015, and down 1,623 from the 3,670 counted in November 2014.

November 2015 Rotary Rig Counts

   

November 2015

      

October 2015

    

November 2014

  
   

Land

Offshore

Total

  

Month

Variance

  

Land

Offshore

Total

    

Land

Offshore

Total

  
                                 

Latin America

  

232

52

284

  

-10

  

239

55

294

    

292

83

375

  

Europe

  

71

37

108

  

0

  

65

43

108

    

97

52

149

  

Africa

  

64

26

90

  

-3

  

64

29

93

    

94

48

142

  

Middle East

  

360

59

419

  

16

  

349

54

403

    

358

45

403

  

Asia Pacific

  

123

85

208

  

-5

  

124

89

213

    

142

113

255

  

International

  

850

259

1,109

  

-2

  

841

270

1,111

    

983

341

1,324

  
                                 

United States

  

729

31

760

  

-31

  

758

33

791

    

1,872

53

1,925

  

Canada

  

178

0

178

  

-6

  

183

1

184

    

420

1

421

  

North America

  

907

31

938

  

-37

  

941

34

975

    

2,292

54

2,346

  
                                 

Worldwide

  

1,757

290

2,047

  

-39

  

1,782

304

2,086

    

3,275

395

3,670