Canadian May rig count down 23, US count up 40 – Baker Hughes

May 2017 Rig counts Anadarko photo.

Worldwide rig count for May 2017 was 1,935, up 18

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Baker Hughes Incorporated announced the international rig count for May 2017 was 957, up 1 from the 956 counted in April, and up 2 from the 955 counted in May 2016, according to a press release.

The international offshore rig count for May was 202, up 1 from the 201 counted in April, and down 27 from the 229 counted in May 2016.

The average U.S. rig count for May 2017 was 893, up 40 from the 853 counted in April, and up 485 from the 408 counted in May 2016.

The average Canadian rig count for May was 85, down 23 from the 108 counted in April, and up 43 from the 42 counted in May 2016.

The worldwide rig count for May was 1,935, up 18 from the 1,917 counted in April, and up 530 from the 1,405 counted in May 2016.

May 2017 Rotary Rig Counts


	May 2017				April 2017			May 2016
				Month
	Land	Offshore	Total	Variance	Land	Offshore	Total	Land	Offshore	Total

Latin America	155	35	190	8	150	32	182	158	30	188
Europe	60	35	95	4	60	31	91	53	42	95
Africa	69	15	84	-5	76	13	89	71	20	91
Middle East	350	41	391	2	344	45	389	340	51	391
Asia Pacific	121	76	197	-8	125	80	205	104	86	190
International	755	202	957	1	755	201	956	726	229	955

United States	871	22	893	40	833	20	853	384	24	408
Canada	83	2	85	-23	108	0	108	40	2	42
North America	954	24	978	17	941	20	961	424	26	450

Worldwide	1,709	226	1,935	18	1,696	221	1,917	1,150	255	1,405