Oil and gas drilling in the US was basically steady in the week ended March 20, based on Baker Hughes' latest report on the number of rotary rigs in operation. Drilling in Canada, however, continued to slide, with the country seeing a steep decline in its rig count.
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The latest tally of active oil and gas rigs increased in the US this week but declined in Canada, according to figures recently released from Baker Hughes.
Oil and gas drilling continued to slow in Canada but remained steady in the US this past week.
Oil drilling slowed in the US and Canada last week, while gas drilling inched higher in the US.
The latest Baker Hughes rig count report shows steady drilling for oil and gas in the US, while drilling in Canada slowed slightly.
Baker Hughes' latest rig count report shows oil and gas drilling picked up in the US this week, but slowed in Canada. Oil drilling in both countries is down from last year, while gas drilling has picked up, mainly in the US.
The latest count of operational oil and gas rigs increased in both the US and Canada this week, according to the latest data released from Baker Hughes.
The latest tally of operational oil and gas rigs increased this week in both the US and Canada, according to the latest figures published by Baker Hughes.
The number of oil and gas rigs operating in the US fell this week, while Canadian activity recovered further, according to the latest data released from Baker Hughes.
The number of oil and gas rigs operating in the US ticked higher this week, while Canadian activity tumbled, according to the latest data released from Baker Hughes.
The US rig count edged down this week while the Canadian count inched up, according to the latest Baker Hughes data released on Friday, Dec. 12.
The latest Baker Hughes rig count report showed oil and gas drilling improved in the US this past week, while Canada saw its rig count decline.
The latest Baker Hughes rig count report showed oil and gas drilling improved in both the US and Canada in the first week of November.
The latest Baker Hughes rig count report showed oil and gas drilling slowing in both the US and Canada last week.
Oil and gas drilling activity increased this week in the US and Canada for the third consecutive week, according to the latest Baker Hughes rig count data. US counts continue to hover just above historic lows, while Canadian figures remain comparatively healthy.
US rig counts continue to hover just above historic lows, while Canadian figures remain comparatively healthy.
Drilling activity increased in both the US and Canada last week, according to the latest oil and gas rig count data released by Baker Hughes.
Oil and gas drilling activity waned in the US and Canada this past week. Ticking own for the second straight week in both regions.
Oil and gas drilling activity slowed in the US and Canada this past week. An unfamiliar trend after both regions saw repeated gains of late.
Oil and gas drilling in the US was unchanged this past week following three straight weeks of declining activity. Canada saw another gain, reaching a 22-week high.
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Oil and gas drilling in the US slowed for a third consecutive week, while activity in Canada hovered just shy of the 19-week high reached two weeks prior.
Drilling activity slowed in the US and Canada last week, according to the latest oil and gas rig count data released by Baker Hughes.
Drilling activity slowed in the US and increased in Canada last week, according to the latest oil and gas rig count data released by Baker Hughes.
US oil and gas drilling activity continued to decline for the 11th consecutive week, while Canadian counts climbed for the sixth week in a row, according to the latest data from Baker Hughes.
The rig count declined for the 10th consecutive week in the US, while Canadian count rose for the fifth straight week, according to Baker Hughes.
Oil and gas drilling activity declined for the ninth-consecutive week in the US, while Canadian counts rose for the fourth straight week, according to Baker Hughes.
Oil and gas drilling activity declined in the US again this week the US, while Canadian counts improved, according to Baker Hughes.
Could we see an abrupt shift now that oil prices have spiked higher? Will we see a rebound in the rig count? Will this create a snap-loading effect (think waterski rope), where the industry suddenly does a 180-degree turn? If so, will that bring with it increased demand for steel products used by the energy industry?