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Home›Fossil Energy›U.S. weekly offshore rig count goes up to 23 units
Fossil Energy

April 15, 2019 · about 7 years ago

U.S. weekly offshore rig count goes up to 23 units

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The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. climbed up by one unit to 23 rigs last week, according to weekly rig count reports by Baker Hughes, a GE company.

Baker Hughes Rig Count: U.S. -3 to 1,022 rigs

U.S. Rig Count is down 3 rigs from last week to 1,022, with oil rigs up 2 to 833, gas rigs down 5 to 189, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 0.

U.S. Rig Count is up 14 rigs from last year’s count of 1,008, with oil rigs up 18 to 833, gas rigs down 3 to 189, and miscellaneous rigs down 1.

The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is up 1 rig to 23 and up 7 rigs year-over-year.

Baker Hughes Rig Count: Canada -2 to 66 rigs

Canada Rig Count is down 2 rigs from last week to 66, with oil rigs down 4 to 18 and gas rigs up 2 to 48.

Canada Rig Count is down 36 rigs from last year’s count of 102, with oil rigs down 23 and gas rigs down 13.

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