The US drilling rig count is up 9 units to 1,059 rigs working for the week ended Jan. 25, according to Baker Hughes data. The count is up 112 units from the 947 rigs working this time a year ago.
With a 9-rig gain, a total of 1,038 units were drilling on land for the week. Twenty rigs were drilling offshore as the segment gained a single unit. With one fewer rig working, a single unit remained drilling in inland waters.
US oil-directed rigs gained 10 units unit from last week to 862 units working, and up from the 759 rigs drilling for oil this week a year ago. With 197 units, one fewer unit was drilling for gas for the week. The count is up from the 188 units drilling for gas this time a year ago.
New Mexico saw the largest increase in units among the major oil and gas-producing states. With a 4-unit gain, the state’s rig count stood at 112 for the week. Three additional rigs were drilling in North Dakota to reach 57 units. Three states increased rig counts by 2 units: Louisiana, 63; West Virginia, 17; and Utah, 8. Increasing rig counts by a single unit each were Colorado, 35; Ohio, 18; and Alaska, 11.
Oklahoma, 126, and Kansas, 1, were unchanged this week.
Texas saw the largest drop, cutting 4 rigs to reach 517. Three states dropped a single unit each: Pennsylvania, 47; Wyoming, 33; and California, 6.
Canada continued to increase its rig count with a 23-unit gain over last week. With 232 rigs running, the count is still short of the 338 units drilling this week a year ago. Canada increased its oil-directed rigs by 18 to reach 146 units for the week and gained 5 gas-directed rigs to reach 86.
