Baker Hughes reports U.S. rig count down 6 to 613 rigs

Baker Hughes reports that the U.S. rig count is down 6 from last week to 613 with oil rigs down 5 to 506, gas rigs down 1 to 105 and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 2. The U.S. Rig Count is down 142 rigs from last year’s count of 755 with oil rigs down 85, gas rigs down 56 and miscellaneous down 1. The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is down 3 to 17, down 3 year-over-year. The Canada Rig Count is down 9 from last week to 118, with oil rigs down 4 to 56, and gas rigs down 5 to 62. The Canada Rig Count is up 25 from last year’s count of 93, with oil rigs up 20, and gas rigs up 5.