HOUSTON, Aug. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) announced today that the international rig count for July 2015 was 1,118, down 28 from the 1,146 counted in June 2015, and down 264 from the 1,382 counted in July 2014. The international offshore rig count for July 2015 was 264, down 13 from the 277 counted in June 2015, and down 72 from the 336 counted in July 2014.
The average U.S. rig count for July 2015 was 866, up 5 from the 861 counted in June 2015, and down 1,010 from the 1,876 counted in July 2014. The average Canadian rig count for July 2015 was 183, up 54 from the 129 counted in June 2015, and down 167 from the 350 counted in July 2014.
The worldwide rig count for July 2015 was 2,167, up 31 from the 2,136 counted in June 2015, and down 1,441 from the 3,608 counted in July 2014.
July 2015 Rotary Rig Counts
July 2015
June 2015
July 2014
Land
Offshore
Total
Month Variance
Land
Offshore
Total
Land
Offshore
Total
Latin America
259
54
313
-1
252
62
314
339
68
407
Europe
60
48
108
-5
65
48
113
98
55
153
Africa
69
25
94
-9
74
29
103
91
46
137
Middle East
342
49
391
-10
352
49
401
378
54
432
Asia Pacific
124
88
212
-3
126
89
215
140
113
253
International
854
264
1,118
-28
869
277
1,146
1,046
336
1,382
United States
835
31
866
5
833
28
861
1,819
57
1,876
Canada
179
4
183
54
125
4
129
348
2
350
North America
1,014
35
1,049
59
958
32
990
2,167
59
2,226
Worldwide
1,868
299
2,167
31
1,827
309
2,136
3,213
395
3,608