Two Rigs Exit Natural Gas Patch as BHGE’s U.S. Count Posts Small Annual Decline

摘要

The U.S. natural gas rig count fell two units to 187 for the holiday-shortened week ended April 18, while a pullback in oil activity dropped the overall domestic count below year-ago levels, according to data from Baker Hughes, a GE Company (BHGE). The U.S. rig count fell 10 units to 1,012, including the departure of eight oil- directed units. Total U.S. drilling activity is now ofcially down year/year, according to BHGE’s tally, as 1,013 rigs were running in the year-ago period.