The international rig count for September reached 1,131 units, a decline of 7 from August and an increase of 127 from September 2018, according to Baker Hughes data (OGJ Online, Sept. 7, 2019).
The international offshore rig count for September was 242, down 2 units from August and up 38 units from September 2018.
The worldwide rig count for September was 2,141, down 65 from August and down 117 from September 2018.
The average US rig count for September was 878, down 48 from August and down 175 from September 2018.
Europe was down 17 units with 176 in September and up 90 units year-over-year. Effective June 7, Ukraine has been added to the Baker Hughes International Rig Count.
Latin America is down 5 units from the previous month at 189 and down 3 units year-over-year.
The Asia-Pacific region is up 6 units to 226 and up 4 units from its year-ago average.
The Middle East is up 9 units month-over-month to 425 and up 30 units year-over-year.
The average Canadian rig count for September was 132, down 10 from August and down 69 from September 2018.