Jeremy Meier

U.S. oil and gas rig count fell by one rig to 598 for the week ending October 2 according to Baker Hughes data, as declines in the Eagle Ford (-2) and Haynesville (-1) outweighed gains in Gulf of Mexico (+1) and the Niobrara (+1).

U.S. oil and gas rig count gained four rigs to 599 for the week ending September 25 according to Baker Hughes data, as gains in Anadarko (+1), Gulf of Mexico (+1), Permian (+1) and All Other (+2) eclipsed a one-rig decline in the Eagle Ford.

U.S. oil and gas rig count gained four rigs to 595 for the week ending September 18 according to Baker Hughes data, as gains in the Bakken (+3), Permian (+1) and All Other (+2) outweighed one-rig declines in Haynesville and the Niobrara.

U.S. oil and gas rig count gained three rigs to 591 for the week ending September 11 according to Baker Hughes data, as gains in the Bakken (+5), the Eagle Ford (+1) and the Niobrara (+1) more than offset a one-rig decline in Gulf of Mexico and a three-rig decline in All Other.

U.S. oil and gas rig count was unchanged for the second consecutive week, holding at 588 for the week ending September 4 according to Baker Hughes data, as one-rig gains in the Permian and  Niobrara were matched by one-rig declines in Appalachia and the Gulf of Mexico.