The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. decreased to 24 units this week, according to weekly rig count reports published on Wednesday by Baker Hughes, a GE company.
Baker Hughes Rig Count: U.S. -4 to 963 rigs
U.S. Rig Count is down 4 rigs from last week to 963, with oil rigs down 5 to 788, gas rigs up 1 to 174, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 1.
U.S. Rig Count is down 89 rigs from last year’s count of 1,052, with oil rigs down 75, gas rigs down 13, and miscellaneous rigs down 1.
The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is down 2 rigs from last week to 24, and up 5 rigs year-over-year.
Baker Hughes Rig Count: Canada – 4 rigs to 120 rigs
Canada Rig Count is down 4 rigs from last week to 120, with oil rigs down 4 to 80 and gas rigs unchanged at 40.
Canada Rig Count is down 62 rigs from last year’s count of 182, with oil rigs down 46 and gas rigs down 16.
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