Need Subsea Cutting? According to the Baker Hughes 2013 international and North American rig counts, the count has grown by 2.1% in the past year. Baker Hughes announced the international rig count for January 2013 was 1,279, up 26 from the 1,253 counted in December 2012. Mactech’s Take: Mactech Offshore has positioned itself to be a key asset in the Offshore Oil and Gas machining market. Don’t hesitate to call for the next decommissioning, abandonment, or subsea cutting project. Read more from the source: pennenergy.com Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) announced today that the international rig count for January 2013 was 1,279, up 26 from the 1,253 counted in December 2012, and up 108 from the 1,171 counted in January 2012. The international offshore rig count for January 2013 was 307, up 8 from the 299 counted in December 2012 and unchanged from the 307 counted in January 2012. The average U.S. rig count for January 2013 was 1,757, down 27 from the 1,784 counted in December 2012 and down 246 from the 2,003 counted in January 2012. The average Canadian rig count for January 2013 was 503, up 150 from the 353 counted in December 2012 and down 74 from the 577 counted in January 2012. The worldwide rig count for January 2013 was 3,539, up 149 from the 3,390 counted in December 2012 and down 212 from the 3,751 counted in January 2012.