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US starts 2011 with 1,700 rotary rigs drilling

Jan 7, 2011

US drilling activity increased slightly during the first week of 2011, up by 6 rotary rigs to 1,700 working, compared with 1,220 at work a year ago, Baker Hughes Inc. reported.

Drilling activity continues to waffle

Dec 30, 2010

The US rotary rig count continued up one week and down the next, falling by 20 units this week with 1,694 still working, wiping out the 5-rig gain during Christmas week.

US rig count increases slightly ahead of holiday

Dec 22, 2010

US drilling activity increased slightly this week with 1,714 rotary rigs working, 5 more than the previous week and up from 1,178 rigs drilling in the comparable period a year ago, Baker Hughes Inc. reported Dec. 22 ahead of the Christmas holiday.

US drilling activity takes 14-rig hit

Dec 17, 2010

US drilling activity decreased this week by 14 rotary rigs to 1,709 working. This compared with 1,193 active units in the same period a year ago, reported Baker Hughes Inc.

US drilling activity continues to rise

Dec 10, 2010

US drilling activity continued climbing this week from a 2-year high, up by another 10 rotary rigs to 1,723 working, compared with 1,161 active units in the same period a year ago, Baker Hughes Inc. reported.

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Nov 15, 2010

US drilling remains essentially flat

Oct 15, 2010

US drilling activity was essentially flat this week with a net loss of only 1 rotary rig for a total of 1,670 working, Baker Hughes Inc reported.

US drilling continues to increase

Oct 8, 2010

US drilling activity continued to climb, increasing by 12 units to 1,671 rotary rigs working this week, up from 1,041 in the comparable period a year ago, Baker Hughes Inc. reported.

US drilling rebounds some

Oct 1, 2010

US drilling activity rebound this week, putting back to work 9 of the 11 rotary rigs idled in the previous week with a total 1,659 units now working, up from 1,024 in the comparable week a year ago, Baker Hughes Inc. reported.

US rig count declines

Sep 24, 2010

US drilling activity fell this week, down 11 rotary rigs to 1,650 still working but well ahead of the 1,017 units running in the comparable week a year ago, Baker Hughes Inc. reported.

US rig count increase slight, uneven

Sep 17, 2010

US drilling activity increased slightly this week, up by 7 units to 1,661 rotary rigs working, compared with 1,010 during the comparable period in 2009, Baker Hughes Inc. reported.

US drilling remains flat

Sep 10, 2010

US drilling activity was essentially flat this week with a net gain of only 1 rotary rig for a total of 1,654 working, Baker Hughes Inc reported.

Gulfsands presses exploration of Syria Block 26

Sep 9, 2010

Gulfsands Petroleum PLC is pressing seismic and exploratory drilling on Block 26 in northeastern Syria, where Khurbet East and Yousefieh fields have produced 10.75 million bbl of oil and average 20,000 b/d of oil with negligible water.

US drilling dips after 12 weeks of increases

Sep 3, 2010

US drilling activity fell with 1,653 rotary rigs working, 3 less than the previous week. The count was up sharply, however, from the 1,009 units drilling during the comparable period in 2009, Baker Hughes Inc. reported.

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