US rig count grew to 548 for the week ending October 17 according to Baker Hughes data, an increase of one vs. a week ago. Rigs were added in the Permian (+1), Eagle Ford (+1), Anadarko (+1) and Niobrara (+1), while the Haynesville (-1) and Gulf of Mexico (-2) both reported losses. Total US rig count is up four in the last 90 days, and down 37 from this week a year ago. Oil-directed rig count was unchanged this week at 418, with gas-directed rigs at 121 (+1) and miscellaneous rigs at 9 (+0).