U.S. offshore rig count flat at 23

The number of active U.S. offshore rigs remained unchanged at 23 this past, according to a report by Baker Hughes, a GE company. 


A drillship in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Photo by Adventures of KM&G-Morris/Flickr. Shared under the CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license

Baker Hughes Rig Count: U.S. +11 to 1,063 rigs

U.S. Rig Count is up 11 rigs from last week to 1,063, with oil rigs up 8 to 869, gas rigs up 4 to 193, and miscellaneous rigs down 1 to 1.

U.S. Rig Count is up 135 rigs from last year’s count of 928, with oil rigs up 126, gas rigs up 8, and miscellaneous rigs up 1.

The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is unchanged at 23 rigs and up 3 rigs year-over-year.

Baker Hughes Rig Count: Canada +13 to 195 rigs

Canada Rig Count is up 13 rigs from last week to 195, with oil rigs up 8 to 127 and gas rigs up 5 to 68.

Canada Rig Count is down 17 rigs from last year’s count of 212, with oil rigs up 15 and gas rigs down 32.