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Home›Fossil Energy›U.S. weekly offshore rig count climbs to 20
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August 12, 2018 · about 8 years ago

U.S. weekly offshore rig count climbs to 20

The number of active U.S. offshore rigs climbed up to 20 during this past week, according to a weekly rig count report by Baker Hughes.

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The number of active U.S. offshore rigs climbed up to 20 during this past week, according to a weekly rig count report by Baker Hughes, a GE company.

Baker Hughes Rig Count: U.S. +13 to 1,057 rigs

U.S. Rig Count is up 13 rigs from last week to 1,057, with oil rigs up 10 to 869, gas rigs up 3 to 186, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 2.

U.S. Rig Count is up 108 rigs from last year’s count of 949, with oil rigs up 101, gas rigs up 5, and miscellaneous rigs up 2.

The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is up 3 rigs to 20 and up 2 rigs year-over-year.

Baker Hughes Rig Count: Canada -14 to 209 rigs

Canada Rig Count is down 14 rigs from last week to 209, with oil rigs down 12 to 140 and gas rigs down 2 to 69.

Canada Rig Count is down 11 rigs from last year’s count of 220, with oil rigs up 13 and gas rigs down 24.

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