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HOUSTON, May 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Platts RigData, a forecasting and analytics unit of S&P Global Platts, today announced the U.S. rig count for April 2017 was 971, up 70 (8%) from March 2017, and up 502 (107%) from April 2016. This rig count includes U.S. onshore, U.S. inland waters, and U.S. offshore Gulf of Mexico drilling rigs.
- April U.S. land rig count: 922, up 70 from the previous month and up 510 from April 2016.
- April U.S. inland waters and Gulf of Mexico rig count: 49, flat to the previous month, and down 8 from April 2016.
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Platts RigData U.S. Rig Counts |
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April 2017 Rig Counts |
Previous Month Variance |
Variance Year-Over-Year |
March 2017 Rig Counts |
April 2016 Rig Counts | ||
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Colorado |
31 |
0 |
14 |
31 |
17 | |
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Louisiana |
45 |
4 |
23 |
40 |
21 | |
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New Mexico |
56 |
8 |
38 |
48 |
18 | |
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North Dakota |
47 |
4 |
19 |
43 |
28 | |
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Oklahoma |
133 |
0 |
61 |
124 |
63 | |
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Texas |
465 |
30 |
281 |
435 |
184 | |
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Rest of U.S. Land |
145 |
24 |
64 |
131 |
81 | |
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U.S. Land Subtotal |
922 |
70 |
510 |
852 |
412 | |
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U.S. Inland Waters |
15 |
0 |
5 |
15 |
10 | |
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U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GOM) |
34 |
0 |
-13 |
34 |
47 | |
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U.S. Inland and GOM |
49 |
0 |
-8 |
49 |
57 | |
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Total U.S. Rig Count |
971 |
70 |
502 |
901 |
469 | |
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8% |
107% |
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S&P Global Platts (Platts) is the leading independent provider of information and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets. Platts acquired RigData, a provider of daily information on rig activity for the natural gas and oil markets across North America, on June 1, 2016.
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