Baker Hughes reports U.S. rig count down 8 to 605 rigs

Baker Hughes reports the U.S. rig count is down 8 from last week to 605, with oil rigs down 7 to 499, gas rigs down 3 to 102 and miscellaneous rigs up 2 to 4. The U.S. rig count is down 143 rigs from last year’s count of 748 with oil rigs down 89, gas rigs down 55 and miscellaneous up 1. The U.S. offshore rig count is up 1 to 18, down 3 year-over-year.