WORLDWIDE RIG COUNT DOWN 92

BAKER HUGHES A GE- Baker Hughes, a GE company (NYSE:BHGE) announced today that the Baker Hughes international rig count for April 2018 was 978, up 6 from the 972 counted in March 2018, and up 22 from the 956 counted in April 2017. The international offshore rig count for April 2018 was 194 up 9 from the 185 counted in March 2018, and down 7 from the 201 counted in April 2017.

The average U.S. rig count for April 2018 was 1,011, up 22 from the 989 counted in March 2018, and up 158 from the 853 counted in April 2017. The average Canadian rig count for April 2018 was 98, down 120 from the 218 counted in March 2018, and down 10 from the 108 counted in April 2017.

The worldwide rig count for April 2018 was 2,087, down 92 from the 2,179 counted in March 2018, and up 170 from the 1,917 counted in April 2017.

April 2018 Rig Counts

	April 2018				March 2018			April 2017
	Land	Offshore	Total	Month Variance	Land	Offshore	Total	Land	Offshore	Total

Latin America	163	26	189	-4	167	26	193	150	32	182
Europe	54	34	88	-1	56	33	89	60	31	91
Africa	79	15	94	5	78	11	89	76	13	89
Middle East	355	43	398	1	353	44	397	344	45	389
Asia Pacific	133	76	209	5	133	71	204	125	80	205
International	784	194	978	6	787	185	972	755	201	956

United States	995	16	1,011	22	976	13	989	833	20	853
Canada	95	3	98	-120	215	3	218	108	0	108
North America	1,090	19	1,109	-98	1,191	16	1,207	941	20	961

Worldwide	1,874	213	2,087	-92	1,978	201	2,179	1,696	221	1,917

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Earlier:

2018, April, 6, 18:00:00

WORLDWIDE RIG COUNT DOWN 92 TO 2,179

BAKER HUGHES A GE - The worldwide rig count for March 2018 was 2,179, down 92 from the 2,271 counted in February 2018, and up 194 from the 1,985 counted in March 2017.

2018, February, 9, 10:35:00

WORLDWIDE RIG COUNT UP 96 TO 2,271

BAKER HUGHES A GE - The worldwide rig count for February 2018 was 2,271, up 96 from the 2,175 counted in January 2018, and up 244 from the 2,027 counted in February 2017.

2018, January, 10, 12:30:00

WORLDWIDE RIG COUNT UP 32 TO 2,089

BAKER HUGHES A GE - The worldwide rig count for December 2017 was 2,089, up 32 from the 2,057 counted in November 2017, and up 317 from the 1,772 counted in December 2016.

2017, December, 8, 17:00:00

WORLDWIDE RIG COUNT UP 379 TO 2,057

BAKER HUGHES, A GE - The worldwide rig count for November 2017 was 2,057, down 20 from the 2,077 counted in October 2017, and up 379 from the 1,678 counted in November 2016.

2017, November, 9, 13:30:00

WORLDWIDE RIG COUNT DOWN 4 TO 2,077

The worldwide rig count for October 2017 was 2,077, down 4 from the 2,081 counted in September 2017, and up 457 from the 1,620 counted in October 2016.

2017, October, 9, 21:35:00

WORLDWIDE RIG COUNT DOWN 35

Baker Hughes, a GE company (NYSE:BHGE) announced today that the Baker Hughes international rig count for September 2017 was 931, down 21 from the 952 counted in August 2017, and down 3 from the 934 counted in September 2016. The international offshore rig count for September 2017 was 190, down 11 from the 201 counted in August 2017, and down 31 from the 221 counted in September 2016.