US rig counts fall 3%, as activity slowdown continues

摘要

Houston-US rig counts decreased again this week, according to Baker Hughes data, as shale operators continued clipping back activity levels in response to stubbornly low oil prices. On Friday, oil-directed rigs fell below the 1,000 mark for the first time since June 2011, according to the oil service company’s weekly rig data. This week’s 986 oil rigs rep- resents a drop of 3.2% from last week.