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Home›Exploration & Production›U.S. Weekly offshore rig count climbs to 21
Exploration & Production

August 19, 2018 · about 8 years ago

U.S. Weekly offshore rig count climbs to 21

The number of U.S. offshore rigs climbed up to 21 last week, according to weekly rig count reports released on Friday by Baker Hughes, a GE company.

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The number of U.S. offshore rigs climbed up to 21 this past week, according to weekly rig count reports released on Friday by Baker Hughes, a GE company.

Baker Hughes Rig Count: U.S. 0 at 1,057 rigs

U.S. Rig Count is unchanged at 1,057 rigs, with oil rigs unchanged at 869, gas rigs unchanged at 186, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 2.

U.S. Rig Count is up 111 rigs from last year’s count of 946, with oil rigs up 106, gas rigs up 4, and miscellaneous rigs up 1.

The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is up 1 rig to 21 and up 5 rigs year-over-year.

Baker Hughes Rig Count: Canada +3 to 212 rigs

Canada Rig Count is up 3 rigs from last week to 212, with oil rigs up 1 to 141 and gas rigs up 2 to 71.

Canada Rig Count is down 2 rigs from last year’s count of 214, with oil rigs up 20 and gas rigs down 22.

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