Baker Hughes reports U.S. rig count up 3 to 579 rigs - InvestingChannel

Baker Hughes reports U.S. rig count up 3 to 579 rigs

Baker Hughes reports that the U.S. rig count is up 3 from last week to 579 with oil rigs up 4 to 475, gas down 1 to 104, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 0. The U.S. Rig Count is up 233 rigs from last year’s count of 346, with oil rigs up 212 gas rigs up 23 and miscellaneous rigs down 2. The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is up 1 to 15, down 1 year-over-year. The Canada Rig Count is down 10 from last week to 167, with oil rigs down 6 to 104, gas rigs down 5 to 62 and miscellaneous rig up 1 to 1. The Canada Rig Count is up 65 rigs from last year’s count of 102, with oil rigs up 63, gas rigs up 1 and miscellaneous rig up 1.