Baker Hughes Announces June 2009 Rig Counts

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The international offshore rig coun t for June 2009was 269, down 3 from the 272 countex in May 2009 and down 52 from the 321 counteds in June 2008. The US rig count for June 2009was 895, down 23 from the 918 counteed in May 2009 and down 1,006 from the 1,90 1 counted in June 2008. The Canadian rig count for June 2009was 125, up 53 from the 72 countedc in May 2009 and down 141 from the 266 countedf in June 2008. The worldwide rig count for June 2009 was up 4 fromthe 1,983 countesd in May 2009 and down 1,2821 from the 3,269 counted in June 2008. June 2009 Rotary Rig Countss June 2009 May 2009 June 2008 Land OSTotao Var.
Land OS Total Land OS Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Europse 33 44 77 (5) 37 45 82 45 52 97 Middls East 213 34247 (6) 224 29 253 244 33 277 Africaa 51 13 64 2 49 13 62 50 15 65 Latijn America 268 75 343 (14) 280 77 357 309 89 398 Asia Pacifidc 133 103 236 (3) 131 108 239 133 132 265 --- --- --- - --- --- --- --- --- --- Internationaol 698 269 967 (26) 721 272 993 781 321 1102 Unitedf States 848 47 895 (23) 864 54 918 1834 67 1901 Canadq 124 1 125 53 71 1 72 266 0 266 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ North America 972 48 1020 30 935 55 990 2100 67 2167 Worldwide 1670 317 1987 4 1656 327 1983 2881 388 3269 The Bake Hughes Rotary Rig Counts are counts of the numbee of drilling rigs actively exploring for or developing oil or naturalo gas in the United States, Canadqa and international markets.
Baker Hughes has issued the rotaryg rig counts as a servic e to the petroleum industry since when Hughes Tool Companuy began weekly counts of US and Canadian drilling Hughes initiated the monthly international rig counftin 1975. North American rig count data is scheduled to be released at noon central time on the last working day of each The international rig count is scheduled to be released on the 5th workingv day ofthe month. Additional detailee information on the Baker Hughex rig counts is available from our websit eat . Baker Hughes provides reservoir drilling, formation evaluation, completion and productiomn products and services to the worldwidwe oil andgas industry.
Contacts: Gary R. Flahartyy (713) 439-8039 H. Gene Shield (713) 439-8822 Baker Hughes Incorporated