US Rig Count Falls in Strong Week for Oil

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, after a 5-rig drop in the week prior. The total rig count fell by four rigs, to 580, according to Baker Hughes, down 40 from this same time last year. The number of oil rigs dipped by 2—down by 19 compared to this time last year. The number of gas rigs saw the same dropoff, losing 2 rigs to land at 98, a loss of 22 active gas rigs from this time last year. Miscellaneous rigs stayed the…Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei OilPrice.com Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei OilPrice.com