WORLDWIDE RIG COUNT UP 9 TO 2,096

BAKER HUGHES A GE - international rig count for May 2018 was 967, down 11 from the 978 counted in April 2018, and up 10 from the 957 counted in May 2017. The international offshore rig count for May 2018 was 198, up 4 from the 194 counted in April 2018, and down 4 from the 202 counted in May 2017.

The average U.S. rig count for May 2018 was 1,046, up 35 from the 1,011 counted in April 2018, and up 153 from the 893 counted in May 2017. The average Canadian rig count for May 2018 was 83, down 15 from the 98 counted in April 2018, and down 2 from the 85 counted in May 2017.

The worldwide rig count for May 2018 was 2,096, up 9 from the 2,087 counted in April 2018, and up 161 from the 1,935 counted in May 2017.

May 2018 Rig Counts

		May 2018				April2018			May2017
	Land	Offshore	Total	Month Variance	Land	Offshore	Total	Land	Offshore	Total

Latin America	150	24	174	-15	163	26	189	155	35	190
Europe	52	28	80	-8	54	34	88	60	35	95
Africa	77	17	94	0	79	15	94	69	15	84
Middle East	353	48	401	3	355	43	398	350	41	391
Asia Pacific	137	81	218	9	133	76	209	121	76	197
International	769	198	967	-11	784	194	978	755	202	957

United States	1,026	20	1,046	35	995	16	1,011	871	22	893
Canada	80	3	83	-15	95	3	98	83	2	85
North America	1,106	23	1,129	20	1,090	19	1,109	954	24	978

Worldwide	1,875	221	2,096	9	1,874	213	2,087	1,709	226	1,935

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Earlier:

2018, May, 8, 10:30:00

WORLDWIDE RIG COUNT DOWN 92

BAKER HUGHES A GE - 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.

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.

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