BAKER HUGHES' <BHI> U.S. RIG COUNT FALLS TO 758 The U.S. drilling rig count fell by four last week to a total of 758, against 723 working rigs at this time last year, Baker Hughes Inc said. In Canada, the weekly rig count rose 19 to 100, compared to 46 working rigs last year. Among individual states, the steepest declines were in Oklahoma and Louisiana which lost eight and seven, respectively. Drilling increases were reported by Michigan, up by five rigs, and Ohio and Pennsylvania which each rose by three. Baker Hughes said the total of 758 working rigs in the United States included 84 rigs working in offshore waters.