By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Oct. 4 -- US drilling continued to increase, up by 4 units to 1,243 rotary rigs working the week ended Oct. 1, compared with 1,091 a year ago, Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday.
Offshore operations accounted for the increase, up by 11 rigs to 98 in US waters overall, including a gain of 10 to 93 in the Gulf of Mexico. Land drilling dropped by 7 rigs to 1,127 still working, while units in inland waters were unchanged at 18.
Canada's rig count increased by 24 to 315, down from 396 a year ago.
