Baker Hughes Announces January 2013 Rig Counts

Baker Hughes Incorporated announced February 7 that the international rig count for January 2013 was 1,279, up 26 from the 1,253 counted in December 2012, and up 108 from the 1,171 counted in January 2012. The international offshore rig count for January 2013 was 307, up 8 from the 299 counted in December 2012 and unchanged from the 307 counted in January 2012.

The average U.S. rig count for January 2013 was 1,757, down 27 from the 1,784 counted in December 2012 and down 246 from the 2,003 counted in January 2012. The average Canadian rig count for January 2013 was 503, up 150 from the 353 counted in December 2012 and down 74 from the 577 counted in January 2012.

The worldwide rig count for January 2013 was 3,539, up 149 from the 3,390 counted in December 2012 and down 212 from the 3,751 counted in January 2012.