Baker Hughes Announces April 2009 Rig Counts
May 07 2009 - 5:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
HOUSTON, May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Baker Hughes Incorporated
(NYSE: BHI) announced today that the international rig count for
April 2009 was 986, down 26 from the 1,012 counted in March 2009,
and down 88 from the 1,074 counted in April 2008. The international
offshore rig count for April 2009 was 273, down 8 from the 281
counted in March 2009 and down 24 from the 297 counted in April
2008. The US rig count for April 2009 was 995, down 110 from the
1,105 counted in March 2009 and down 834 from the 1,829 counted in
April 2008. The Canadian rig count for April 2009 was 74, down 122
from the 196 counted in March 2009 and down 32 from the 106 counted
in April 2008. The worldwide rig count for April 2009 was 2,055,
down 258 from the 2,313 counted in March 2009 and down 1,004 from
the 3,009 counted in April 2008. April 2009 Rotary Rig Counts April
2009 March 2009 April 2008 Land OS Total Var. Land OS Total Land OS
Total
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Europe 30 56 86 (9) 36 59 95 46 47 93 Middle East 223 30 253 (9)
232 30 262 244 35 279 Africa 50 12 62 1 48 13 61 55 18 73 Latin
America 278 71 349 (9) 284 74 358 294 86 380 Asia Pacific 132 104
236 0 131 105 236 138 111 249 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
International 713 273 986 (26) 731 281 1012 777 297 1074 United
States 947 48 995 (110) 1060 45 1105 1765 64 1829 Canada 73 1 74
(122) 195 1 196 105 1 106 -- - -- --- - --- --- - --- North America
1020 49 1069 (232) 1255 46 1301 1870 65 1935
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Worldwide 1733 322 2055 (258) 1986 327 2313 2647 362 3009 About the
Baker Hughes Rig Counts The Baker Hughes Rotary Rig Counts are
counts of the number of drilling rigs actively exploring for or
developing oil or natural gas in the United States, Canada and
international markets. Baker Hughes has issued the rotary rig
counts as a service to the petroleum industry since 1944, when
Hughes Tool Company began weekly counts of US and Canadian drilling
activity. Hughes initiated the monthly international rig count in
1975. North American rig count data is scheduled to be released at
noon central time on the last working day of each week. The
international rig count is scheduled to be released on the 5th
working day of the month. Additional detailed information on the
Baker Hughes rig counts is available from our website at
http://www.bakerhughes.com/investor/rig. Baker Hughes provides
reservoir consulting, drilling, formation evaluation, completion
and production products and services to the worldwide oil and gas
industry. Contacts: Baker Hughes Incorporated Gary R. Flaharty
(713) 439-8039 P.O. Box 4740 H. Gene Shiels (713) 439-8822 Houston,
Texas 77210-4740 DATASOURCE: Baker Hughes Incorporated CONTACT:
Gary R. Flaharty, +1-713-439-8039, or H. Gene Shiels,
+1-713-439-8822, both of Baker Hughes Incorporated Web Site:
http://www.bakerhughes.com/
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