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…
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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…
May 28, 2021
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…
May 28, 2021
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…
May 21, 2021
Onshore Gains Nudge U.S. Rig Count Higher as GOM Total Shrinks
Gains in land drilling offset a decline in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) to send the U.S. natural gas rig count two units higher to 455 for the week ended Friday (May 21), according to the latest numbers from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Four oil-directed rigs were added in the United States for the week,…
May 21, 2021
U.S. Natural Gas Rig Count Down Three as Oil Drilling Surges
The U.S. natural gas rig count slid three units to finish the week ended Friday (May 14) at an even 100, while oil drilling lifted the overall domestic drilling total higher for the week, according to data from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Offsetting the decline in natural gas drilling, eight oil-directed rigs were added in…
May 14, 2021
U.S. Natural Gas Rig Count Surges Past Century Mark
The U.S. natural gas rig count surged seven rigs to 103 during the week ended Friday (May 7), overshadowing gains in the oil patch and helping to power continued growth in overall domestic drilling activity, according to data from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Two oil-directed rigs were added in the United States for the period,…
May 7, 2021
Two Natural Gas Rigs Added in U.S. as Oil Count Retreats
The U.S. natural gas rig count climbed two units to finish at 96 during the week ended Friday (April 30), while a decline in the Permian Basin saw the oil count ease lower, according to the latest tally from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). One miscellaneous unit joined the two natural gas units…
April 30, 2021
U.S. Rig Count Inches Higher on Gains in Natural Gas Activity
Buoyed by growth in the natural gas patch, the U.S. rig count inched higher during the week ended Friday (April 30), adding two units to reach 440, according to the latest tally from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Two natural gas-directed rigs were added in the United States during the week, along with…
April 30, 2021
Precision’s U.S., Canada Contract Drilling Escalating Quickly as Outlook ‘Substantially improved’
U.S. drilling activity has improved “a little faster than we expected,” with more customers opting to activate rigs using natural gas and blended gas systems, Precision Drilling Corp. CEO Kevin Neveu said last week. Sharing a microphone with his management team, Neveu held court last Thursday to discuss the Calgary-based operator’s performance in the first…
April 27, 2021
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