Baker Hughes December Worldwide Rig Count Rises - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes, Inc. (BHI) announced that worldwide rig count for December 2014 was 3,570, up 92 from the 3,478 counted in December 2013, but was down 100 sequentially from the 3,670 counted in November 2014.

The average U.S. rig count for December was 1,882, up 111 from the 1,771 counted last year, but down 43 from the 1,925 counted in November 2014. The average Canadian rig count for the month was 375, up 3 from the 372 counted last year, but down 46 from the 421 counted in November 2014.

Meanwhile, the international rig count for December was 1,313, down 22 from the 1,335 counted in December 2013, and down 11 from the 1,324 counted in November 2014. The international offshore rig count for the month was 338, up 32 from the 306 counted last year, but down 3 from the 341 counted in November 2014.