HOUSTON, Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI) announced today that the international rig count for October 2011 was 1,197, up 23 from the 1,174 counted in September 2011, and up 98 from the 1,099 counted in October 2010. The international offshore rig count for October 2011 was 312, up 8 from the 304 counted in September 2011 and up 7 from the 305 counted in October 2010.  

The last report of rig activity in Libya was for February 2011.

The US rig count for October 2011 was 2017, up 39 from the 1,978 counted in September 2011 and up 349 from the 1,668 counted in October 2010.  The Canadian rig count for October 2011 was 508, down 2 from the 510 counted in September 2011 and up 110 from the 398 counted in October 2010.

The worldwide rig count for October 2011 was 3,722 up 60 from the 3,662 counted in September 2011 and up 557 from the 3,165 counted in October 2010.  

October 2011 Rotary Rig Counts

		October 2011						September 2011				October 2010
		Land	OS	Total		Var.		Land	OS	Total		Land	OS	Total
	Europe	75	47	122		2		74	46	120		44	51	95
	Middle East	258	39	297		5		255	37	292		237	33	270
	Africa	51	30	81		3		52	26	78		55	28	83
	Latin America	348	90	438		6		341	91	432		303	74	377
	Asia Pacific	153	106	259		7		148	104	252		155	119	274
International		885	312	1197		23		870	304	1174		794	305	1099
	United States	1981	36	2017		39		1946	32	1978		1647	21	1668
	Canada	506	2	508		(2)		509	1	510		397	1	398
North America		2487	38	2525		37		2455	33	2488		2044	22	2066
Worldwide		3372	350	3722		60		3325	337	3662		2838	327	3165

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.  Baker 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.

Baker Hughes provides reservoir consulting, drilling, pressure pumping, formation evaluation, completion and production products and services to the worldwide oil and gas industry.

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SOURCE Baker Hughes Incorporated