HOUSTON & LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Baker Hughes, a GE company (NYSE:BHGE) announced today that the
international rig count for June 2017 was 960, up 3 from the 957 counted
in May 2017, and up 33 from the 927 counted in June 2016. The
international offshore rig count for June 2017 was 197, down 5 from the
202 counted in May 2017, and down 26 from the 223 counted in June 2016.

The average U.S. rig count for June 2017 was 931, up 38 from the 893
counted in May 2017, and up 514 from the 417 counted in June 2016. The
average Canadian rig count for June 2017 was 150, up 65 from the 85
counted in May 2017, and up 87 from the 63 counted in June 2016.

The worldwide rig count for June 2017 was 2,041, up 106 from the 1,935
counted in May 2017, and up 634 from the 1,407 counted in June 2016.

June 2017 Rig Counts

			June 2017												May 2017									June 2016
												Month
			Land			Offshore			Total			Variance			Land			Offshore			Total			Land			Offshore			Total
Latin America			158			34			192			2			155			35			190			147			31			178
Europe			59			32			91			-4			60			35			95			52			39			91
Africa			72			14			86			2			69			15			84			68			19			87
Middle East			355			42			397			6			350			41			391			341			48			389
Asia Pacific			119			75			194			-3			121			76			197			96			86			182
International			763			197			960			3			755			202			957			704			223			927
United States			909			22			931			38			871			22			893			396			21			417
Canada			148			2			150			65			83			2			85			63			0			63
North America			1,057			24			1,081			103			954			24			978			459			21			480
Worldwide			1,820			221			2,041			106			1,709			226			1,935			1,163			244			1,407

About the Baker Hughes Rig Counts

The Baker Hughes 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. The company has issued the rig counts
as a service to the petroleum industry since 1944, when Hughes Tool
Company began weekly counts of the U.S. and Canadian drilling activity.
The monthly international rig count was initiated 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. Additional detailed information on the Baker
Hughes rig counts is available from our website.

About Baker Hughes, a GE company

Baker Hughes, a GE company (NYSE: BHGE) is the world’s first and only
fullstream provider of integrated oilfield products, services and
digital solutions. We deploy minds and machines to enhance customer
productivity, safety and environmental stewardship, while minimizing
costs and risks at every step of the energy value chain. With operations
in over 120 countries, we infuse over a century of experience with the
spirit of a startup – inventing smarter ways to bring energy to the
world.

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