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Home›Fossil Energy›U.S. weekly offshore rig count drops to 19
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May 20, 2018 · about 8 years ago

U.S. weekly offshore rig count drops to 19

The number of active offshore rigs in the U.S. fell to 19 active units this past week, according to weekly rig count reports released on Friday by Baker Hughes.

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The number of active offshore rigs in the U.S. fell to 19 active units this past week, according to weekly rig count reports released on Friday by Baker Hughes .

Baker Hughes Rig Count: U.S. +1 to 1,046 rigs

U.S. Rig Count is up 1 rig from last week to 1,046, with oil rigs unchanged at 844, gas rigs up 1 to 200, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 2.

U.S. Rig Count is up 145 rigs from last year’s count of 901, with oil rigs up 124, gas rigs up 20, and miscellaneous rigs up 1 to 2.

The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is down 2 rigs to 19 and down 4 rigs year-over-year.

Baker Hughes Rig Count: Canada +4 to 83 rigs

Canada Rig Count is up 4 rigs from last week to 83, with oil rigs up 6 to 38 and gas rigs down 2 to 45.

Canada Rig Count is down 2 rigs from last year’s count of 85, with oil rigs up 2 and gas rigs down 4.

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