The U.S. oil patch continued to add to its numbers during the week ended Friday (June 18) as the overall domestic rig count surged nine units higher to 470, according to the latest figures from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR).

shale rig count June 18

Changes in the United States for the week included the addition of eight oil-directed rigs, along with one natural gas-directed rig. That left the combined U.S. count more than 200 rigs ahead of the 266 active rigs at this time last year, according to the BKR numbers, which are based partly on data from Enverus.

The Gulf of Mexico count remained unchanged for the week at 13. Five horizontal rigs were added in the United States, along with three vertical units and one directional rig.

In Canada, the rig count surged 24 units to 117 for the week, including 15...