The weekly  Baker Hughes Rig Count  for North America and the International monthly rig count is out. In the charts below the monthly data is through February 2015 and the weekly data is as of March 6th. World Rig Count World Rig Count, counting oil, gas and miscellaneous rigs are down 684 rigs over the last three months. The annual spikes you here are caused by Canada. World Rig Count Less Canada Removing the seasonal Canadian spikes gives you a better picture of what is happening to the world rig count. Canada Rig Count This is the first time since before 2000 when the Canadian rig count did not peak in February. International Rig Count The International Oil Rig Count is down only 67 in the last three months but was unchanged from last month. It now stands at 982. *The US, Canada or FSU countries are not included […]