Baker Hughes reports U.S. rig count up 3 to 491 rigs
Baker Hughes (BKR) reports that the U.S. rig count is up 3 from last week to 491 with oil rigs up 2 to 387, gas rigs unchanged at 103, and miscellaneous rigs up 1 to 1.
The U.S. Rig Count is up 244 rigs from last year’s count of 247, with oil rigs up 211 gas rigs up 34 and miscellaneous rigs down 1.
The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is unchanged at 14, up 2 year-over-year.
The Canada Rig Count is up 3 from last week to 156, with oil rigs up 2 to 95, gas rigs up 1 to 60 and miscellaneous unchanged at 1.
The Canada Rig Count is up 109 rigs from last year’s count of 47, with oil rigs up 82, gas rigs up 26 and miscellaneous unchanged 1.
The Baker Hughes rig counts are counts of the number of drilling rigs actively exploring for or developing oil or natural gas in the U.S., Canada and international markets.
The Company has issued the rig counts as a service to the petroleum industry since 1944, when Hughes Tool Company began weekly counts of the U.S. and Canadian drilling activity. The monthly international rig count was initiated in 1975.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is down 54 cents to $68.55 per barrel. Brent crude is down $0.51 to $70.96 per barrel. Gasoline last traded at $2.28 per gallon down 2 cents on the day and down 10 cents for the week.
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