Driven by a slowdown in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), the U.S. rig count fell three units to 762 for the week ended Friday (Oct. 7), according to updated numbers from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Declines in the United States included two oil-directed rigs and one natural gas-directed rig. One rig was…
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Natural Gas Activity Slows, Gains for Oil Patch in Latest Baker Count
The U.S. natural gas rig count slid one unit lower to 159 for the week ended Friday (Sept. 30), while a small increase in oil activity pushed the overall domestic tally one unit higher to 765, according to the latest numbers from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Total oil rigs increased by two domestically week/week. The…
September 30, 2022
U.S. Upstream Activity Steady as Oil Tally Rises, Natural Gas Drilling Slows
The U.S. rig count inched higher during the week ended Friday (Sept. 30), picking up one unit to end at 765 thanks to a small overall gain in the oil patch, according to the latest figures from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Two oil-directed rigs were added in the United States for the week. Partially offsetting…
September 30, 2022
Natural Gas Drilling Eases Lower as Numbers Grow in Oil Patch
The U.S. natural gas rig count fell two units to 160 for the week ended Friday (Sept. 23), while a three-rig increase in the oil patch pushed the combined domestic tally one unit higher overall to 764, according to updated numbers from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). The combined 764 active U.S. rigs as of Friday…
September 23, 2022
Oil Gains, Natural Gas Declines Keep U.S. Drilling Tally Steady Overall
A modest gain in oil-directed drilling offset a small decline in natural gas activity to nudge the combined U.S. rig count one unit higher to 764 for the week ended Friday (Sept. 23), according to the latest tally from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Oil-directed rigs increased by three overall in the United States for the…
September 23, 2022
U.S. Natural Gas Drilling Declines as Oil Growth Drives Overall Upstream Activity Higher
The U.S. natural gas rig count fell four units to 162 for the week ended Friday (Sept. 16), while an eight-rig increase in oil-directed drilling lifted the combined domestic tally four units higher to 763, according to updated figures from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). The 763 active U.S. rigs as of Friday compares with 512…
September 16, 2022
Permian Leads as Oil Gains Push Baker’s U.S. Drilling Tally Higher
Driven by oil-directed drilling growth, including in the Permian Basin, the U.S. rig count rose four units to 763 during the week ended Friday (Sept. 16), according to the latest data from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). An eight-rig increase in oil-directed drilling in the United States for the week was partially offset…
September 16, 2022
Natural Gas Drilling Rises in U.S. as Oil Activity Slows
The U.S. natural gas rig count rose four units to 166 during the week ended Friday (Sept. 9), while a slowdown in the oil patch dropped the combined domestic tally one unit overall to 759, according to the latest numbers from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Oil-directed rigs in the United States fell five units to…
September 9, 2022
Oil Decline Offsets Natural Gas Drilling Gain as Latest Baker U.S. Count Eases Lower
Amid gains in natural gas-directed drilling and a decline in the oil patch, the U.S. rig count eased one unit lower to finish the week ended Friday (Sept. 9) at 759, according to the latest tally from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Net changes domestically included a four-rig increase in natural gas-directed drilling,…
September 9, 2022
U.S. Natural Gas Drilling Total Rises as Oil Count Tumbles
The U.S. natural gas rig count rose four units to 162 for the week ended Friday (Sept. 2), while a sharp pullback in the Permian Basin saw the overall U.S. rig count fall five units to 760, according to the latest tally from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Net changes domestically for the…
September 2, 2022
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