Baker Hughes reports U.S. rig count down 2 to 619 rigs

Baker Hughes reports that the U.S. rig count is down 2 from last week to 619 with oil rigs down 2 to 499, gas rigs down 1 to 117 and miscellaneous rigs up 1 to 3. The U.S. Rig Count is down 156 rigs from last year’s count of 775 with oil rigs down 124, gas rigs down 33 and miscellaneous up 1 to 2. The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is unchanged at 20, up 1 year-over-year. The Canada Rig Count is up 88 from last week to 213, with oil rigs up 75 to 133, and gas rigs up 13 to 80. The Canada Rig Count is down 14 from last year’s count of 227, with oil rigs down 8, and gas rigs down 6.