International Rig Count Down 34 Units in July

Baker Hughes issued their international rig count data, here is the breakdown:

The international rig count for July was 743, down 34 units from the count in June and down 419 from the 1,162 counted in July 2019.

  • Latin America is up 3 units to 74 from the June count of 71 units and is down 127 units year-over-year.

  • The Asia-Pacific region is down 4 units to 193 from the June count of 197 units and down 33 units from its year-ago average of 226.

  • Africa is down 4 units from the June count of 60 units and down 55 units from its July 2019 average of 111.

  • Europe is down 5 unit from the June count of 110 units, and down 95 units year-over-year.

  • The Middle East is down 28 units from the June count of 343 units, and down 109 units year -over-year.

Source: Baker Hughes