The international rig count for November reached 1,096 units, a decline of 34 units from October and an increase of 105 from November 2018, according to Baker Hughes data (OGJ Online, Nov. 7, 2019).
The international offshore rig count for November was 247, up 5 units from October and up 41 units from November 2018.
The worldwide rig count for November was 2,042, down 81 from October and down 224 from November 2018.
The average US rig count for November was 810, down 38 from October and down 267 from November 2018.
Europe was down 28 units with 147 in November and up 64 units year-over-year. Effective June 7, Ukraine has been added to the Baker Hughes International Rig Count.
Latin America is up 7 units from the previous month with 196 units and up 7 units year-over-year.
The Asia-Pacific region is down 6 with 220 units month-over-month and down 2 units from its year-ago average.
The Middle East is down a 7 units month-over-month to 417 and up 23 units year-over-year.
The average Canadian rig count for November was 136, down 9 from October and down 62 from November 2018.