A small decline in the oil patch and a small gain in natural gas-directed drilling left the combined U.S. rig count unchanged at 470 during the week ended Friday (June 25), according to the latest figures from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). One natural gas rig was added and one oil rig exited…
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U.S. Adds One Natural Gas Rig as Numbers Rising in Oil Patch
The U.S. natural gas rig count increased one unit to 97 for the week ended Friday (June 18), while a surge in oil-directed drilling lifted the combined domestic tally to 470 for the period, according to the latest figures from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). The United States added nine rigs overall for the week, including…
Rigs Flocking to Oil Patch as U.S. Count Surges to 470
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). Changes in the United States for the week included the addition of eight oil-directed rigs, along…
EIA Models Higher Natural Gas Output from Lower 48 for First Time Since Pre-Covid
Breaking from a prolonged downtrend that dates back to before the Covid-19 pandemic, natural gas output from seven key U.S. onshore regions is poised to grow from June to July, according to updated modeling from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Natural gas production from the Anadarko, Appalachia and Permian basins, as well as from the…
U.S. Natural Gas Rig Count Slides as Oil Patch Sees More Growth
The U.S. natural gas rig count fell one unit to 96 for the week ended Friday (June 11), while the oil patch continued to add to its numbers, lifting the overall domestic drilling tally in the process, the latest data from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) show. Oil-directed drilling increased by six units in the United…
Natural Gas Count Down One in U.S. as Oil Count Steady
The U.S. natural gas rig count fell one unit to 97, while the oil-directed rig count remained unchanged, leaving the overall domestic drilling total essentially flat for the week ended Friday (June 4), according to updated figures from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). The United States had a combined 456 active rigs as of Friday, up…
U.S. Rig Count Steady After Small Adjustments in Haynesville, Permian
The U.S. rig count held essentially flat for the week ended Friday (June 4), dropping one unit overall to fall to 456, including a small net decline in the Permian Basin and a small uptick in the Haynesville Shale, according to data from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Oil-directed drilling went unchanged week/week in the United…
U.S. Drops One Natural Gas Rig; Oil Count Climbs
The U.S. natural gas rig count fell one unit to 98 for the week ended Friday (May 28), including a decline in drilling activity in the Northeast, according to updated figures published by Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). The addition of three oil-directed rigs in the United States offset the decline in natural gas drilling to…
Oil Count Up, Natural Gas Down as U.S. Adds Two Rigs in Latest Tally
A mix of gains and losses in the U.S. onshore, including an uptick in the Permian Basin and a drop in the Marcellus Shale, saw the domestic rig count finish at 457 units as of Friday (May 28), up two week/week, according to Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). The addition of three oil-directed rigs in the…
Natural Gas Rig Count Down One in U.S. as Oil Patch Notches Further Gains
The U.S. natural gas rig count slid one unit to finish at 99 for the week ended Friday (May 21), while another round of additions in the oil patch lifted the overall domestic tally higher for the period, according to data published by Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Four oil-directed rigs were added in the United…