U.S. offshore rig count drops to 18 units

The number of U.S. offshore rigs fell to 18 active units during this past week, according to the weekly rig count reports issued on Friday by Baker Hughes.

Baker Hughes Rig Count: U.S. -7 to 1,052 rigs

U.S. Rig Count is down 7 rigs from last week to 1,052, with oil rigs down 1 to 862, gas rigs down 6 to 188 and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 2.

U.S. Rig Count is up 111 rigs from last year’s count of 941, with oil rigs up 104, gas rigs up 5 and miscellaneous rigs up 2.

The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is down 2 rigs to 18 and down 4 rigs year-over-year.

Baker Hughes Rig Count: Canada +21 to 160 rigs

Canada Rig Count is up 21 rigs from last week to 160, with oil rigs up 16 to 103 and gas rigs up 5 to 57.

Canada Rig Count is down 10 rigs from last year’s count of 170, with oil rigs up 5 and gas rigs down 15.