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SOURCE Baker Hughes Incorporated
HOUSTON, Feb. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) announced today that the international rig count for January 2015 was 1,258, down 55 from the 1,313 counted in December 2014, and down 67 from the 1,325 counted in January 2014. The international offshore rig count for January 2015 was 314, down 24 from the 338 counted in December 2014, and up 12 from the 302 counted in January 2014.
The average U.S. rig count for January 2015 was 1,683, down 199 from the 1,882 counted in December 2014, and down 86 from the 1,769 counted in January 2014. The average Canadian rig count for January 2015 was 368, down 7 from the 375 counted in December 2014, and down 136 from the 504 counted in January 2014.
The worldwide rig count for January 2015 was 3,309, down 261 from the 3,570 counted in December 2014, and down 289 from the 3,598 counted in January 2014.
January 2015 Rotary Rig Counts
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Jan 2015
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Month
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Dec 2014
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Jan 2014
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Land
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Offshore
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Total
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Variance
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Land
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Offshore
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Total
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Land
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Offshore
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Total
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Latin America
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272
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79
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351
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-18
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287
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82
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369
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328
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73
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401
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Europe
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83
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45
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128
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-20
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97
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51
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148
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87
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39
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126
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Africa
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87
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45
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132
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-6
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91
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47
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138
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106
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33
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139
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Middle East
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372
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43
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415
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12
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358
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45
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403
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360
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43
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403
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Asia Pacific
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130
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102
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232
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-23
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142
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113
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255
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142
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114
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256
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International
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944
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314
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1,258
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-55
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975
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338
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1,313
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1,023
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302
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1,325
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United States
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1,630
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53
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1,683
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-199
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1,823
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59
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1,882
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1,711
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58
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1,769
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Canada
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365
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3
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368
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-7
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373
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2
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375
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503
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1
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504
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North America
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1,995
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56
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2,051
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-206
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2,196
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61
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2,257
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2,214
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59
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2,273
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Worldwide
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2,939
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370
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3,309
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-261
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3,171
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399
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3,570
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3,237
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361
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3,598
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