U.S. Onshore Rig Count Down 600 From Year Ago

摘要

U.S. operators dumped 75 land rigs for the week ending March 6 (Friday), including 64 drilling for oil and 12 for natural gas, bringing total losses year/year to 600, Baker Hughes Inc. reported. The domestic rig count totaled 1,192, versus 1,792 a year ago. Of the total, 922 oil rigs were working the U.S. onshore, versus 1,443 in the year-ago period. The gas rig count totaled 268 for the week, compared with a year ago when 345 were in operation.