US oil, gas rigs fall 12 to 543 on week, as industry focuses on recovering oil demand

摘要

The US oil and gas rig count fell 12 to 543 on the week, rig data providerEnverus said May 20, despite oil prices that have persisted above$60/b and drilling activity that has generally headed up in 2021.Analysts are painting a generally optimistic picture for the rest ofthe year as oil demand continues to recover from the coronaviruspandemic.But for the week ended May 19, rig losses prevailed in most of theeight largest domestic basins, with the Permian Basin of West Texas/New Mexico down four to 237 and the Eagle Ford Shale of South Texas down three to 41.