The U.S. dropped 12 rigs week-over-week, according to Baker Hughes’ latest rotating rig count, which was released on Feb. 3.
The figures from Baker Hughes showed that the United States reduced its number of onshore rigs by 11 and its number of offshore rigs by one, week after week. The total figure for the US rig count is now 759, which includes 745 onshore rigs, 12 offshore rigs and two inland water rigs, Baker Hughes noted in the count. The total US rig count consists of 599 oil rigs, 158 gas rigs and two miscellaneous rigs, Baker Hughes noted.
In the count, it was shown that Canada had added two teams week by week. The total number of rigs in the country is now 249, including 159 oil rigs and 90 gas rigs, Baker Hughes revealed. The total North American team count is now 1,008, according to Baker Hughes’ count.
North America added 177 rigs year-over-year, according to Baker Hughes’ latest rig count, which noted that the United States added 146 and Canada added 31. Of the North American additions, 102 were classified as oil rigs, 42 were. were classified as gas rigs and two were classified as miscellaneous rigs. Canada’s additions consisted of 23 oil rigs and eight gas rigs, Baker Hughes noted.
Baker Hughes’ previous team count, which was published on January 27, showed that the US rig count remained steady week over week dropping three rigs in the Gulf of Mexico but adding three onshore rigs. Canada was shown to have added six teams week-over-week in this platform count.
Baker Hughes, which has issued the oil rig count since 1944, describes the numbers as an important business barometer for the drilling industry and its suppliers. The company gets its work platform location information in part from Enverus, which produces daily equipment counts using GPS tracking units.
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