U.S. weekly offshore rig count flat

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

The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. was unchanged at 22 units last week, according to weekly rig count reports released by Baker Hughes, a GE company, on Friday. 

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

Baker Hughes Rig Count: U.S. -11 to 1,027 rigs

U.S. Rig Count is down 11 rigs from last week to 1,027 rigs, with oil rigs down 9 to 834 and gas rigs down 2 to 193.

U.S. Rig Count is up 43 rigs from last year’s count of 984, with oil rigs up 38 and gas rigs up 5.

The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is unchanged at 22 rigs and up 9 rigs year-over-year.

Baker Hughes Rig Count: Canada -22 to 189 rigs

Canada Rig Count is down 22 rigs from last week to 189, with oil rigs down 22 to 118 and gas rigs unchanged at 71.

Canada Rig Count is down 84 rigs from last year’s count of 273, with oil rigs down 78 and gas rigs down 6.