Rigs

Driven by a sharp pullback in oil-directed activity, the combined U.S. rig count fell four units to 771 for the week ended Friday (Jan. 20), according to updated numbers from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Changes domestically included a 10-rig decline in oil-directed rigs, partially offset by an increase of six natural gas-directed…

The U.S. natural gas rig count climbed one unit to reach 155 for the period ended Dec. 22, while Canada’s drilling total saw a steep drop that mirrored year-earlier declines, the latest numbers from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) show. Along with the one natural gas-directed unit, two oil-directed rigs were also added in the United…

In terms of changes to overall activity levels, it was a quiet week for U.S. drillers, with the natural gas rig count holding steady at 155 for the week ended Friday (Dec. 2), according to the latest figures from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Total oil-directed drilling in the United States was also flat for the…

The U.S. natural gas rig count dropped two units to fall to 155 for the holiday-shortened week ended Wednesday (Nov. 23), while gains in the oil patch led the overall domestic tally two units higher to 784, according to the latest data from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Offsetting the natural gas declines, four oil-directed rigs…

Driven by gains in the oil patch, the U.S. rig count added two rigs overall to reach 784 during the holiday-shortened work week ended Wednesday (Nov. 23), according to updated numbers published by oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Four oil-directed rigs were added in the United States for the period, partially offset by…

Iron Horse Midstream is adding another natural gas cryogenic processing plant at its 120-acre complex in Grady County, OK, in the heart of the Anadarko Basin. The Dallas-based firm said the 200 MMcf/d plant would boost natural gas processing capacity in the SCOOP/STACK (South Central Oklahoma Oil Province and Sooner Trend of the Anadarko Basin,…

With oil and natural gas development rising, Tulsa-based driller Helmerich & Payne Inc. (H&P) is on course to achieve the best economic returns in eight years, CEO John Lindsay said recently.  “We are beginning to recognize economic returns at levels that we have not experienced since 2014,” Lindsay said during the fiscal fourth quarter quarter…

Bolstered by modest gains in both natural gas and oil drilling, the combined U.S. rig count climbed three units to 782 for the week ended Friday (Nov. 18), according to updated numbers published by Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Changes in the United States for the week included gains of two natural gas-directed rigs and one…

The U.S. natural gas rig count finished unchanged at 155 for the week ended Nov. 11, while gains in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) and in the Permian Basin helped drive the combined domestic tally nine units higher to 779, according to updated numbers published Friday by Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Oil-directed drilling accounted for…