Canada’s drilling rig count fell 12 units, reaching 93 rigs working for the week ended Apr. 28, according to Baker Hughes data. The count is down 2 units from the 95 rigs working this time a year ago.
With 36 rigs drilling, oil-directed rigs are down 6 units this week. Gas-directed rigs in Canada were down 6 units to 57 rigs working.
The US rig count increased by 2 units this week for a total of 755 rigs running.
The number of rigs drilling on land increased by a single unit week-over-week to a total of 733. The number of rigs drilling in inland waters also increased by one rig to 2 units working this week. The number of rigs drilling offshore was unchanged at 20 as the Gulf of Mexico saw a 1-rig increase this week to 19.
US oil-directed rigs were unchanged from last week at 591 units. This time a year ago, 552 units were drilling for oil. Rigs targeting gas increased by 2 units to reach 161 rigs, which was 17 more than were drilling for gas at this time a year ago.
Among the major oil and gas-producing states, Oklahoma dropped the largest number of rigs. At 53 rigs running, the count is 3 fewer than the previous week.
North Dakota and Alaska each dropped a rig this week with respective counts of 39 and 9 working units.
Louisiana gained 3 rigs this week to reach 60 rigs working. New Mexico increased its rig count by 2 to reach 107. Pennsylvania and Ohio each gained a single rig to reach respective counts of 26 and 11.
