Baker Hughes reports U.S. rig count unchanged at 771 rigs

Baker Hughes reports that the U.S. rig count is unchanged from last week at 771 with oil rigs down 4 to 609, gas rigs up 4 to 160 and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 2. The U.S. Rig Count is up 161 rigs from last year’s count of 610 with oil rigs up 114, gas rigs up 45 and miscellaneous up 2. The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is down 3 to 13, down 5 year-over-year. The Canada Rig Count is up 6 from last week to 247, with oil rigs up 4 to 157, gas rigs up 2 to 90. The Canada Rig Count is up 30 rigs from last year’s count of 217 with oil rigs up 22, gas rigs up 8.