Baker Hughes, a GE company said today that the Baker Hughes international rig count for April 2019 was 1,062, up 23 from the 1,039 counted in March 2019, and up 84 from the 978 counted in April 2018. The international offshore rig count for April 2019 was 251, up 4 from the 247 counted in March 2019, and up 57 from the 194 counted in April 2018.
The average U.S. rig count for April 2019 was 1,012, down 11 from the 1,023 counted in March 2019, and up 1 from the 1,011 counted in April 2018. The average Canadian rig count for April 2019 was 66, down 85 from the 151 counted in March 2019, and down 32 from the 98 counted in April 2018.
The worldwide rig count for April 2019 was 2,140, down 73 from the 2,213 counted in March 2019, and up 53 from the 2,087 counted in April 2018.
April 2019:
Source: Baker Hughes, a GE company
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