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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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