Baker Hughes Announces December 2012 Rig Counts

Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) announced today that the international rig count for December 2012 was 1,253, down 14 from the 1,267 counted in November 2012, and up 73 from the 1,180 counted in December 2011. The international offshore rig count for December 2012 was 299, down 1 from the 300 counted in November 2012 and unchanged from the 299 counted in December 2011.

The average U.S. rig count for December 2012 was 1,784, down 25 from the 1,809 counted in November 2012 and down 219 from the 2,003 counted in December 2011. The average Canadian rig count for December 2012 was 353, down 31 from the 384 counted in November 2012 and down 76 from the 429 counted in December 2011.

The worldwide rig count for December 2012 was 3,390, down 70 from the 3,460 counted in November 2012 and down 222 from the 3,612 counted in December 2011.

Here is the Baker Hughes official release and charts


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