| The U.S. rig count is down seven from last week to 618 with oil rigs down eight to 496, gas rigs up one to 118 and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at four, Baker Hughes reported today.The U.S. rig count is down 152 rigs from last year's count of 770 with oil rigs down 117, gas rigs down 37 and miscellaneous up two.The U.S. offshore rig count is down three to 21, up seven year-over-year.The Canada rig count is unchanged from last week at 196, with oil rigs unchanged at 122, and gas rigs unchanged at 74.The Canada rig count is down 13 from last year's count of 209, with oil rigs down 19, and gas rigs up six. |
| For additional information on the Baker Hughes Rig Count ,go to http://bakerhughes.com/rig-count. |
