Baker Hughes reports U.S. rig count up 5 to 995 rigs

Baker Hughes reports that the U.S. rig count is up 5 rigs from last week to 995, with oil rigs up 4 to 804, gas rigs up 1 to 190, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 1. The U.S. Rig Count is up 186 rigs from last year’s count of 809, with oil rigs up 152, gas rigs up 35, and miscellaneous rigs down 1 to 1. The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is unchanged at 13 rigs and down 5 rigs from last year’s count of 18. The Canada Rig Count is down 58 rigs from last week to 161, with oil rigs down 51 to 93, gas rigs down 7 to 68, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 0. The Canada Rig Count is down 24 rigs from last year’s count of 185, with oil rigs up 23, gas rigs down 46, and miscellaneous rigs down 1 to 1.