Baker Hughes: International offshore rig count down by 42 rigs YOY

Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes informed on Thursday that the international offshore rig count for August 2016 was down by over forty rigs year over year.  

According to the report, the international offshore rig count for August 2016 was 228, up 2 from the 226 counted in July 2016, and down 42 from the 270 counted in August 2015.

The international rig count for August 2016 was 937 down 1 from the 938 counted in July 2016, and down 200 from the 1,137 counted in August 2015.

The average U.S. rig count for August 2016 was 481, up 32 from the 449 counted in July 2016, and down 402 from the 883 counted in August 2015.

The average Canadian rig count for August 2016 was 129, up 35 from the 94 counted in July 2016, and down 77 from the 206 counted in August 2015.

The worldwide rig count for August 2016 was 1,547, up 66 from the 1,481 counted in July 2016, and down 679 from the 2,226 counted in August 2015.

The worldwide offshore rig count for August 2016 was 246, down 2 from 248 counted in July 2016, and down 62 rigs from the 308 counted in August 2015.