The international rig count for January reached 1,023, down 2 units from the 1,025 counted in December 2018, and up 63 units from the 960 counted in January 2018, according to Baker Hughes data (OGJ Online, Jan. 9, 2018).
The international offshore rig count for January was 241, up 7 units from the 234 counted in December 2018, and up 45 units from the 196 rigs counted in January 2018.
The worldwide rig count for January was 2,264 units, up 20 from the 2,244 counted in December 2018, and up 89 units from the 2,175 counted in January 2018.
The average US rig count for January was 1,065, down 13 units from the 1,078 counted in December 2018, and up 128 units from the 937 counted in January 2018.
Europe is down 9 units with 86 in January and up 2 units year-over-year.
Latin America is down 3 units from the previous month at 194 and up 3 units year-over-year.
The Asia-Pacific region is up a single unit to 232 and up 10 units from its year-ago average.
The Middle East is up 8 units month-over-month to 402 and up 19 units year-over-year.
The average Canadian rig count for January was 176, up 35 units from the 141 counted in December 2018, and down 102 units from the 278 counted in January 2018.