Canadian rig count adds 91 rigs; US count unchanged

July 1, 2005
Canada's rig count shot up by 91 rigs to 348 rotary rigs working this week. That compares with 397 rigs working at this time a year ago. Canada's rig count increase accounted for the 91-rig climb in all of North America to 1,718 rigs working, said Baker Hughes Inc.

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, July 1 -- Canada's rig count shot up by 91 rigs to 348 rotary rigs working this week. That compares with 397 rigs working at this time a year ago. Canada's rig count increase accounted for the 91-rig climb in all of North America to 1,718 rigs working, said Baker Hughes Inc.

US drilling activity remained unchanged this week at 1,370 rotary rigs working. The count matches last week's count, the highest weekly rig count since late February 1986 when 1,376 rigs were employed. That compares with 1,201 rigs working at this time a year ago.

Offshore operations increased again this week, up by 2 rigs to 99 in US waters as a whole. Land drilling fell by 3 rigs to 1,247 Drilling in inland waters, meanwhile, rose by 1 rig with 24 rigs working.