Weekly offshore rig count in U.S. rises to 21 units

The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. rose to 21 units last week, according to the weekly rig count report by Baker Hughes, a GE company.

Baker Hughes Rig Count: U.S. +2 to 1,051 rigs

U.S. Rig Count is up 2 rigs from last week to 1,051 rigs, with oil rigs up 3 to 857 and gas rigs down 1 to 194.

U.S. Rig Count is up 76 rigs from last year’s count of 975, with oil rigs up 59 and gas rigs up 17.

The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is up 2 rigs to 21 and up 3 rigs year-over-year.

Baker Hughes Rig Count: Canada -16 to 224 rigs

Canada Rig Count is down 16 rigs from last week to 224, with oil rigs down 6 to 152 and gas rigs down 10 to 72.

Canada Rig Count is down 94 rigs from last year’s count of 318, with oil rigs down 66 and gas rigs down 28.