U.S. weekly offshore rig count drops to 20 units

The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. dropped to 20 units last week, according to weekly rig count reports released by Baker Hughes, a GE company, on Friday. 

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Baker Hughes Rig Count: U.S. -10 to 1,016 rigs

U.S. Rig Count is down 10 rigs from last week to 1,016, with oil rigs down 9 to 824 and gas rigs down 1 to 192.

U.S. Rig Count is up 21 rigs from last year’s count of 995, with oil rigs up 20, gas rigs up 2, and miscellaneous rigs down 1 to 0.

The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is down 2 rigs to 20 and up 7 rigs year-over-year.

Baker Hughes Rig Count: Canada -56 to 105 rigs

Canada Rig Count is down 56 rigs from last week to 105, with oil rigs down 49 to 49 and gas rigs down 7 to 56.

Canada Rig Count is down 56 rigs from last year’s count of 161, with oil rigs down 44 and gas rigs down 12.