HOUSTON , April 7 / PRNewswire / -- Baker Hughes Incorporated ( NYSE : BHI ) announced today that the international rig count for March 2009 was 1,012 , down 8 from the 1,020 counted in February 2009 , and down 42 from the 1,054 counted in March 2008 . The international offshore rig count for March 2009 was 281 , down 5 from the 286 counted in February 2009 and down 4 from the 285 counted in March 2008 .