A small contraction in oil-directed drilling saw the U.S. rig count decline one unit to 438 for the week ended Friday (April 23), according to data from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Oil rigs fell to 343 in the United States for the week, while the number of natural gas-directed rigs operating domestically remained unchanged at…
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One Natural Gas Rig Added in U.S. as Oil Patch Paces Growth in Domestic Drilling Activity
The U.S. natural gas rig count increased one unit to 94 during the week ended Friday (April 16) as gains in the oil patch paced a week of healthy growth in domestic drilling activity, according to the latest data from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Along with the addition of one gas rig, an increase of…
Rigs Added in Permian, Williston as U.S. Count Up Seven
Continued growth in oil-directed drilling, including gains in the Permian and Williston basins, helped lift the U.S. rig count seven units higher to 439 for the week ended Friday (April 16), according to the latest figures published by Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). An increase of seven oil-directed rigs and one natural gas-directed rig offset the…
U.S. Adds Two Rigs Overall Amid Land Gains, Offshore Declines
With gains on land offsetting a pullback in Gulf of Mexico activity, the U.S. rig count added two units to finish the week ended Friday (April 9) at 432, according to the latest figures published by oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Two natural gas-directed rigs were added during the week in the United…
U.S. Adds 13 Rigs Amid Spring Surge in Oil Patch
With activity ramping up on land and offshore, the U.S. rig count surged 13 units higher to 430 during the holiday-shortened week ended Thursday (April 1), according to data published by Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). As has often been the case recently, the increase in domestic drilling for the week was driven by the oil…
Natural Gas Rig Count Steady at 92 as Oil Growth Continues
The U.S. natural gas rig count went unchanged at 92 during the week ended Friday (March 26), while another round of gains in the oil patch drove continued growth in overall domestic drilling activity, according to data from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). After adding nine rigs in the previous week, the U.S. oil patch picked…
U.S. Adds Six Rigs on Strength of Oil Activity; Natural Gas Count Steady
Another round of healthy gains in the oil patch pushed the U.S. rig count six units higher to 417 for the week ended Friday (March 26), according to data from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). After adding nine rigs in the previous week, the domestic oil patch picked up an additional six rigs…
Natural Gas Rig Count Unchanged in U.S. as Oil Activity Surges
The U.S. natural gas rig count went unchanged at 92 for the week ending Friday (March 19), while a surge in oil-directed drilling drove the overall domestic count nine units higher to 411, according to the latest figures from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). The combined 411 rigs in the United States as…
U.S. Drilling Count Surges to 411 as Oil Patch Adds Nine Rigs
Buoyed by growth in the oil patch, the U.S. rig count surged nine units higher to 411 for the week ending Friday (March 19), according to the latest figures from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). The total number of domestic oil-directed rigs rose nine units to 318, while natural gas-directed rigs remained unchanged…
Natural Gas Rig Count Unchanged in U.S. as Oil Patch Sees Small Decline
The U.S. natural gas rig count remained unchanged at 92 for the week ending Friday (March 12), while a small decline in the oil patch sent the overall domestic tally slightly lower, according to updated data from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Including a one-rig decline in oil-directed rigs, the overall U.S. rig…