U.S. weekly offshore rig count goes up to 26 units

The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. increased to 26 units last week, according to weekly rig count reports published on Friday by Baker Hughes, a GE company.

Baker Hughes Rig Count: U.S. 0 at 967 rigs

U.S. Rig Count is unchanged from from last week at 967, with oil rigs up 4 to 793, gas rigs down 4 to 173, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 1.

U.S. Rig Count is down 80 rigs from last year’s count of 1,047, with oil rigs down 65, gas rigs down 14, and miscellaneous rigs down 1 to 1.

The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is up 2 rigs to 26 and up 7 rigs year-over-year.

Baker Hughes Rig Count: Canada +5 rigs to 124 rigs

Canada Rig Count is up 5 rigs from last week to 124, with oil rigs up 4 to 84 and gas rigs up 1 to 40.

Canada Rig Count is down 48 rigs from last year’s count of 172, with oil rigs down 33 and gas rigs down 15.

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