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Home›Fossil Energy›U.S. weekly offshore rig count flat at 17
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April 27, 2020 · about 6 years ago

U.S. weekly offshore rig count flat at 17

The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged with 17 active units last week, according to weekly rig count reports released on Friday by Baker Hughes Company.

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Illustration, Ocean Rig Mykonos drillship

The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged with 17 active units last week, according to weekly rig count reports released on Friday by Baker Hughes.

Baker Hughes Rig Count: U.S. -64 to 465 rigs

U.S. Rig Count is down 64 rigs from last week to 465, with oil rigs down 60 to 378, gas rigs down 4 to 85, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 2.

U.S. Rig Count is down 526 rigs from last year’s count of 991, with oil rigs down 427, gas rigs down 101, and miscellaneous rigs up 2 to 2.

The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is unchanged at 17 and down 4 year-over-year.

Baker Hughes Rig Count: Canada -4 rigs to 26 rigs

Canada Rig Count is down 4 rigs from last week to 26, with oil rigs up 1 to 8 and gas rigs down 5 to 18.

Canada Rig Count is down 37 rigs from last year’s count of 63, with oil rigs down 11 and gas rigs down 26.

Photo by: Rob Lawrence – under the CC BY 2.0 licence

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