Private producers driving 40% of U.S.rig count

摘要

Privately held producers had 711 rigs at work in the U.S.in mid-March,representing some 40% of the total U.S.rig count,according to analysis by the oil-service research team at Tudor,Pickering,Holt&Co.Securities Inc."Private E&Ps have been a quiet pillar of strength for U.S.gas-directed rig-count activity,"the group reports.