Baker Hughes reports U.S. rig count up 2 to 752 rigs

Baker Hughes reports that the U.S. rig count is up 2 from last week to 752 with oil rigs up 2 to 597, gas rigs unchanged at 153 and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 2. The U.S. Rig Count is up 273 rigs from last year’s count of 479 with oil rigs up 219, gas rigs up 52 and miscellaneous rigs up 2. The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is unchanged at 17, unchanged year-over-year. The Canada Rig Count is up 9 from last week to 175, with oil rigs up 7 to 116, gas rigs up 2 to 59. The Canada Rig Count is up 38 rigs from last year’s count of 137, with oil rigs up 28, gas rigs up 11 and miscellaneous rigs down 1.