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Baker Hughes: US oil rig count unchanged at 483
The number of oil rigs in the United States remained unchanged at 483 in the week ending September 6, according to Baker Hughes rig count data released on Friday. On an annual basis, oil rigs fell by 30. Meanwhile, the US gas rig count fell by one to land at 94 compared to the week before. The total number of rigs in the country currently stands at 582, down by one from last week and plunging by 50 from the previous year. In Canada, the total rig count remained at 220 and increased by 38 compared to 12 months ago. The number of oil rigs was down by one from last week and stood at 152, while the number of gas rigs ... (full story)