Canada has 14 fewer rigs drilling for the week ended Jan. 3, according to Baker Hughes data. Despite the drop, at 85 running, the count is 9 more than the year-ago level. The number of oil-directed rigs in Canada decreased by 25, bringing the count to 27 rigs for the week. Gas-directed rigs were up 11 units to 58.
The US drilling rig count, meanwhile, fell 9 units to 796 rigs working for the week. The count is down 279 units from the 1,075 rigs working this time a year ago.
At 773 rigs working, 8 fewer units were drilling on land week-over-week. The number of offshore units fell by a single unit to 22 for the week. The number of rigs drilling in inland waters remained unchanged at 1 rig working for the week.
US oil-directed rigs dropped 7 units from last week to 670 units working, down from the 877 rigs drilling for oil this week a year ago. Gas-directed rigs were down 2 units to 123, and down from the 198 units drilling for gas a year ago.
Only one major oil and gas-producing state, Alaska, saw an increase in rigs this week. With a single-unit gain, the state had 8 units running for the week.
Eight states were unchanged this week: Louisiana, 58; North Dakota, 50; Colorado, 22; West Virginia, 16; California, 14; Ohio, 11; Utah, 4; and Kansas, 0.
Five states dropped one rig each this week, namely Texas, 403; New Mexico, 104; Oklahoma, 51; Wyoming, 25; and Pennsylvania, 24.