2022-04-11 12:50:00
U.S. RIGS UP 16 TO 689
BAKER HUGHES - April 8, 2022 -
U.S. Rig Count is up 16 from last week to 689 with oil rigs up 13 to 546, gas up 3 to 141 and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 2.
U.S. Rig Count is up 257 rigs from last year's count of 432 with oil rigs up 209, gas rigs up 48 and miscellaneous unchanged at 2.
The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is down 2 to 12, up 1 year-over-year.
Canada Rig Count is down 13 from last week to 111, with oil rigs down 11 to 53, gas rigs down 2 to 58.
Canada Rig Count is up 53 rigs from last year's count of 58, with oil rigs up 34, gas rigs up 19.
| Area | Last Count | Count | Change from Prior Count | Date of Prior Count | Change from Last Year | Date of Last Year's Count |
| U.S. | 08 Apr 2022 |
689 | +16 | 01 Apr 2022 |
+257 | 08 Apr 2021 |
| Canada | 08 Apr 2022 |
111 | -13 | 01 Apr 2022 |
+53 | 08 Apr 2021 |
| International | Mar 2022 |
815 | +2 | Feb 2021 |
+100 | Mar 2021 |
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Earlier:
2022, April, 8, 11:10:00
OIL PRICE: BRENT NEAR $101, WTI ABOVE $96
Brent advanced by 16 cents, or 0.2% to $100.77 a barrel, WTI gained 35 cents, or 4%, to $96.37 a barrel.
2022, April, 8, 11:05:00
OPEC+ OIL PRODUCTION DOWN
OPEC's 13 members raised output by 60,000 b/d to 28.73 million b/d, but that was more than offset by a 160,000 b/d decline by the bloc's nine allies, who pumped 13.91 million b/d.
2022, April, 8, 11:00:00
RUSSIA'S OIL PRODUCTION WILL DOWN
Novak is Russia's key negotiator in the OPEC+ group, which has resisted calls from consumers to increase production.
2022, April, 8, 10:30:00
U.S. OIL INVENTORIES UP BY 2.4 MB TO 412.4 MB
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories increased by 2.4 million barrels to 412.4 million barrels.
2022, April, 4, 11:50:00
WORLDWIDE RIG COUNT DOWN 8 TO 1,661
The Worldwide Rig Count for March was 1,661, down 8 from the 1,669 counted in February 2022,and up 430 from the 1,231 counted in March 2021.
2022, April, 4, 11:45:00
U.S. RIGS UP 3 TO 673
U.S. Rig Count is up 3 from last week to 673, Canada Rig Count is down 16 from last week to 124.
2022, April, 1, 11:50:00
OIL PRICE: BRENT BELOW $104, WTI BELOW $100
Brent slid by 79 cents to $103.92 a barrel, WTI were down $1.02 at $99.26 a barrel.
