HOUSTON (dpa-AFX) - Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI) announced that the international rig count for October 2012 was 1,259, up 5 from the 1,254 counted in September 2012, and up 62 from the 1,197 counted in October 2011.
The international offshore rig count for October 2012 was 306, up 13 from the 293 counted in September 2012 and down 6 from the 312 counted in October 2011.
The average U.S. rig count for October 2012 was 1,834, down 25 from the 1,859 counted in September 2012 and down 183 from the 2,017 counted in October 2011. The average Canadian rig count for October 2012 was 365, up 9 from the 356 counted in September 2012 and down 143 from the 508 counted in October 2011.
Also, the worldwide rig count for October 2012 was 3,458, down 11 from the 3,469 counted in September 2012 and down 264 from the 3,722 counted in October 2011.
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