U.S. weekly offshore rig count goes up to 22 units

The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. increased to 22 units last week, according to weekly rig count reports published on Friday by Baker Hughes, a GE company. 

Baker Hughes Rig Count: U.S. -1 to 987 rigs

U.S. Rig Count is down 1 rig from last week to 987, with oil rigs down 3 to 802, gas rigs up 2 to 185, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 0.

U.S. Rig Count is down 59 rigs from last year’s count of 1,046, with oil rigs down 42, gas rigs down 15, and miscellaneous rigs down 2.

The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is up 2 rigs to 22 and up 3 rigs year-over-year.

Baker Hughes Rig Count: Canada unchanged at 63 rigs

Canada Rig Count is unchanged from last week at 63, with oil rigs unchanged at 22 and gas rigs unchanged at 41.

Canada Rig Count is down 20 rigs from last year’s count of 83, with oil rigs down 16 and gas rigs down 4.

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