HOUSTON & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 2, 2020-- Baker Hughes (NYSE: BKR) announced today that the Baker Hughes international rig count for June 2020 was 781 down 24 from the 805 counted in May 2020, and down 357 from the 1,138 counted in June 2019. The international offshore rig count for June 2020 was 194, down 1 from the 195 counted in May 2020, and down 52 from the 246 counted in June 2019.

The average U.S. rig count for June 2020 was 274, down 74 from the 348 counted in May 2020, and down 695 from the 969 counted in June 2019. The average Canadian rig count for June 2020 was 18, down 5 from the 23 counted in May 2020, and down 96 from the 114 counted in June 2019.

The worldwide rig count for June 2020 was 1,073, down 103 from the 1,176 counted in May 2020, and down 1,148 from the 2,221 counted in June 2019.

June 2020 Rig Counts

			June 2020								May 2020							June 2019
			Land		Offshore		Total		Month Variance		Land		Offshore		Total			Land		Offshore		Total
	Latin America		40		31		71		9		32		30		62			162		27		189
	Europe		85		25		110		-1		85		26		111			144		49		193
	Africa		57		3		60		-1		58		3		61			95		21		116
	Middle East		299		44		343		-32		331		44		375			359		54		413
	Asia Pacific		106		91		197		1		104		92		196			132		95		227
	International		587		194		781		-24		610		195		805			892		246		1,138
	United States		262		12		274		-74		335		13		348			945		24		969
	Canada		16		2		18		-5		21		2		23			111		3		114
	North America		278		14		292		-79		356		15		371			1,056		27		1,083
	Worldwide		865		208		1,073		-103		966		210		1,176			1,948		273		2,221

Beginning September 2020, the monthly international rig count will be distributed using the same email alert-based subscription system as the weekly North America rig count. A monthly press release will no longer be distributed following the August 2020 rig count. The subscription system is available free-of-charge and is available by clicking here to join on the rig count website.

About the Baker Hughes Rig Counts

The Baker Hughes rig counts are counts of the number of drilling rigs actively exploring for or developing oil or natural gas in the U.S., Canada and international markets. The Company has issued the rig counts as a service to the petroleum industry since 1944, when Hughes Tool Company began weekly counts of the U.S. and Canadian drilling activity. The monthly international rig count was initiated in 1975.

The North American rig count is scheduled to be released at noon Central Time on the last working day of each week. The international rig count is scheduled to be released on the last working day of the first week of the month at 5:00 a.m. Central Time. Additional detailed information on the Baker Hughes rig counts is available on our rig count site.

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