2024-05-06 06:15:00
WORLDWIDE RIG COUNT DOWN 67 TO 1,726
BAKER HUGHES - May 3, 2024 -
International Rig Count is up 7 rigs from last month to 978 with land rigs up 7 to 743, offshore rigs unchanged at 235.
International Rig Count is up 31 rigs from last year's count of 947, with land rigs up 23, offshore rigs up 8.
The average U.S. Rig Count for April was 617 down 8 from last month and down 135 year-over-year.
The average Canada Rig Count for April was 131 down 66 rigs from last month count of 197 and up 22 year-over-year.
The Worldwide Rig Count for April was 1,726, down 67 from the 1,793 counted in March 2024, and down 82,from the 1,808 counted in April 2023.
Area | Last Count | Count | Change from Prior Count | Date of Prior Count | Change from Last Year | Date of Last Year's Count |
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U.S. | 26 Apr 2024 | 613 | -6 | 19 Apr 2024 | -142 | 28 Apr 2023 |
Canada | 26 Apr 2024 | 118 | -9 | 19 Apr 2024 | +25 | 28 Apr 2023 |
International | Apr 2024 | 978 | +7 | Mar 2024 | +31 | Apr 2023 |
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Earlier:
2024, May, 3, 07:00:00
OIL PRICE: BRENT NEAR $84, WTI ABOVE $79
Brent rose 16 cents to $83.83 a barrel, WTI rwas up 19 cents to $79.14 per barrel.
2024, May, 3, 06:55:00
RUSSIAN OIL FOR INDIA ANEW
The acceptance of Sovcomflot tanker by the country’s largest refiner carries significance as it could embolden other smaller refiners to also use the Sovcomflot vessels for their oil purchases from Russia.
2024, April, 12, 06:20:00
WORLDWIDE RIG COUNT DOWN 20 TO 1,793
The Worldwide Rig Count for March was 1,793, down 20 from the 1,813 counted in February 2024, and down 86,from the 1,878 counted in March 2023.
2024, April, 8, 07:00:00
OIL PRICE: BRENT NEAR $90, WTI ABOVE $86
Brent dropped $1.42, or 1.6%, to $89.75 a barrel, WTI was at $85.59 a barrel, down $1.32, or 1.5%.
2024, April, 8, 06:50:00
OPEC+ HIGH CONFORMITY
The Committee also welcomed the announcement by the Russian Federation that its voluntary adjustments in the second quarter of 2024 will be based on production instead of exports.
2024, March, 7, 06:50:00
OPEC+: HARD DECISION
These curbs on supply have helped prop up the price of crude for the past 18 months but left Saudi Arabia, which has cut its production by 2mn barrels a day, shouldering most of the cost.
2024, February, 9, 06:45:00
OPEC + RUSSIA COHESION
The Committee will continue to closely assess market conditions. Building on the strong cohesion between OPEC and participating non-OPEC oil-producing countries,