Baker Hughes Incorporated announced today that the international rig count for February 2010 was 1,068, up 21 from the 1,047 counted in January 2010, and up 48 from the 1,020 counted in February 2009. The international offshore rig count for February 2010 was 301, up 13 from the 288 counted in January 2010 and up 15 from the 286 counted in February 2009.

The US rig count for February 2010 was 1,350, up 83 from the 1,267 counted in January 2010 and up 30 from the 1,320 counted in February 2009. The Canadian rig count for February 2010 was 564, up 105 from the 459 counted in January 2010 and up 151 from the 413 counted in February 2009.
The worldwide rig count for February 2010 was 2,982, up 209 from the 2,773 counted in January 2010 and up 229 from the 2,753 counted in February 2009.