From staff reports The nation’s oil and gas rig numbers took a fall of seven leaving 583 active rigs remaining across the various oil and gas plays. Meanwhile, Oklahoma’s numbers were unchanged from the previous week, based on the Baker Hughes rig count released on Friday.
Oklahoma remained at 53 rigs, nine more than one year earlier. Across the U.S., the dramatic decline included a loss of nine oil rigs leaving 480 while the number of gas rigs grew by one to 97. The miscellaneous rig count gained one for a total of 16. The offshore rig count fell one to 13.
The U.S. is still 34 fewer than one year ago when the rig count was 617. The loss included 26 oil rigs and 12 gas rigs while the number of miscellaneous rigs grew by four.
Texas recorded a loss of three rigs to 274 while New Mexico’s count slipped by one to 100. North Dakota, another big-oil producing state, was unchanged at 32 and Louisiana remained at 30 with no change.
Ohio continued with 10 active rigs. Colorado stayed at eight. Pennsylvania added one to reach 16 and Utah’s count of 12 was unchanged from a week earlier. West Virginia’s count fell two to nine rigs and Wyoming saw no change with a total of 21 rigs. Alaska remained at 10 and California’s total fell two to six rigs.