OREANDA-NEWS. Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) announced today that the international rig count for September 2016 was 934 down 3 from the 937 counted inAugust 2016, and down 206 from the 1,140 counted in September 2015. The international offshore rig count for September 2016 was 221, down 7 from the 228 counted in August 2016, and down 47 from the 268 counted in September 2015.

The average U.S. rig count for September 2016 was 509, up 28 from the 481 counted in August 2016, and down 339 from the 848 counted inSeptember 2015. The average Canadian rig count for September 2016was 141, up 12 from the 129 counted in August 2016, and down 42 from the 183 counted in September 2015.

The worldwide rig count for September 2016 was 1,584, up 37 from the 1,547 counted in August 2016, and down 587 from the 2,171 counted inSeptember 2015.

September 2016 Rotary Rig Counts

                                                       
      September 2016           August 2016     September 2015
      Land   Offshore     Total    

Month
Variance

     Land   Offshore     Total     Land   Offshore     Total
                                                       
Latin America     151   38     189     2     150   37     187     266   55     321
Europe     56   36     92     -4     58   38     96     62   47     109
Africa     68   9     77     -4     70   11     81     71   25     96
Middle East     336   50     386     7     329   50     379     349   47     396
Asia Pacific     102   88     190     -4     102   92     194     124   94     218
International     713   221     934     -3     709   228     937     872   268     1,140
                                                       
United States     491   18     509     28     464   17     481     816   32     848
Canada     140   1     141     12     128   1     129     181   2     183
North America     631   19     650     40     592   18     610     997   34     1,031
                                                       
Worldwide     1,344   240     1,584     37     1,301   246     1,547     1,869   302     2,171
                                                       

About the Baker Hughes Rig Counts

The Baker Hughes Rotary 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. Baker Hughes has issued the rotary rig counts as a service to the petroleum industry since 1944, whenHughes Tool Company began weekly counts of the U.S. and Canadian drilling activity. Baker Hughes initiated the monthly international rig count 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 fifth working day of the month at 5:00 a.m. Central time.