Total international rig count was down 14 rigs from November to December. From December 2014 to December 2015 rig count was down 218 rigs or 16.6 percent.
Latin America was down 14 rigs from November and down 99 rigs or 26.8 percent since December of 2014.
Europe was up 6 rigs in December but down 34 rigs from December or 23 percent from December 2014.
Africa was up 1 rig in December but down 47 rigs or 34.1 percent since December 2014.
The Middle East was up 3 rigs in December and up 19 rigs or 19 percent since December 2014.
Asia Pacific was down 10 rigs in December and down 57 rigs or 22.4 percent since December 2014.
Baker Hughes Total World is just Total International plus the US and Canada. It still does not include any FSU nation or on shore China.
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