The number of U.S. offshore rigs remained flat at 20 active units this past week, according to weekly rig count reports released on Friday by Baker Hughes, a GE company.
Baker Hughes Rig Count: U.S. -2 to 1,053 rigs
U.S. Rig Count is down 2 rigs from last week to 1,053, with oil rigs down 1 to 866, gas rigs unchanged at 186, and miscellaneous rigs down 1 to 1.
U.S. Rig Count is up 118 rigs from last year’s count of 935, with oil rigs up 122, gas rigs down 4, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 1.
The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is unchanged at 20 rigs and up 1 rig year-over-year.
Baker Hughes Rig Count: Canada -29 to 197 rigs
Canada Rig Count is down 29 rigs from last week to 197, with oil rigs down 13 to 135 and gas rigs down 16 to 62.
Canada Rig Count is down 23 rigs from last year’s count of 220, with oil rigs up 13 and gas rigs down 36.
Additional information on the Baker Hughes Rig Count is available on our rig count website at http://bhge.com/rig-count.