The U.S. natural gas rig count slid one unit to 116 for the week ended Friday (Dec. 1), while gains in the oil patch lifted the overall domestic count to 625, according to the latest figures from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Changes in the United States for the period included the addition of five oil-directed…
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Natural Gas Count Up Three in U.S. as Marcellus, Haynesville Pick Up Rigs
The U.S. natural gas drilling count rose three units to 117 for the period ending Wednesday (Nov. 22) as the Haynesville and Marcellus shales picked up rigs, Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) data show. Oil-directed drilling was unchanged at 500 rigs in the United States for the period, while the addition of one miscellaneous unit helped…
November 22, 2023
Natural Gas Rigs Down Four, Oil Count Up Six in Updated BKR Tally
The U.S. natural gas rig count dropped four units to finish at 114 for the week ending Friday (Nov. 17), while gains in the oil patch saw the combined domestic drilling tally rise two units to 618, according to updated numbers from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Changes in the United States for the period included…
November 17, 2023
One Natural Gas Rig Added in U.S. as Oil Count Tumbles
The U.S. natural gas rig count picked up one unit to finish at 118 for the week ended Friday (Nov. 3), while a slowdown in oil-directed drilling dropped the combined domestic count seven units to 618, according to the latest numbers published by Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Total domestic oil rigs declined by eight to…
November 3, 2023
Drilling Totals Steady in U.S. as Natural Gas Count Eases Lower
The U.S. natural gas rig count eased one unit lower to 117 for the week ending Friday (Oct. 27), while a modest bump in oil drilling lifted the combined domestic tally one unit overall to 625, according to the latest numbers published by Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Land drilling increased by one unit for the…
October 27, 2023
Uptick in Haynesville Nudges U.S. Natural Gas Drilling Rig Tally Higher
Including an uptick in Haynesville Shale activity, the U.S. natural gas rig count climbed one unit to 118 for the week ended Friday (Oct. 20), according to the latest figures from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Total oil-directed rigs also increased by one for the period, and the combined U.S. rig count rose two units to…
October 20, 2023
Natural Gas Activity Slows, but Oil Drilling Gains Lift U.S. Count Overall
The U.S. natural gas rig count fell one unit to 117 for the week ended Friday (Oct. 13), while the addition of four rigs in the oil patch lifted the combined domestic tally three units overall to 622, according to the latest figures from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Land drilling increased by two in the…
October 13, 2023
U.S. Natural Gas Drilling Increases Modestly as Oil Declines, BKR Data Show
The U.S. natural gas rig count climbed two units to 118 for the week ending Friday (Oct. 6), while a pullback in oil-directed drilling lowered total domestic rigs by four to 619, according to the latest tally from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). The U.S. oil rig count fell by five to 497 for the period,…
October 6, 2023
Two Natural Gas Rigs Exit in U.S. as Down Week in Permian Drives Oil Tally Lower
The U.S. natural gas rig count eased two units lower to 116 for the week ending Friday (Sept. 29), while declines in the oily Permian Basin sent the combined domestic tally tumbling seven units overall to 623, according to the latest count from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Oil-directed drilling declined by five in the United…
September 29, 2023
U.S. Natural Gas Rigs Down Three and Oil Leads Double-Digit Drop in Combined Count
The U.S. oil and gas rig count pulled back sharply during the week ending Friday (Sept. 22), falling 11 units to 630 amid notable losses in the Permian Basin and the Haynesville Shale, according to the latest Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) data. A three-rig decline in natural gas rigs domestically partially reversed an eight-rig increase…
September 22, 2023
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