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HOUSTON, Nov. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Platts Analytics, today announced the U.S. rig count for October 2017 was 1,033, down 10 (-1%) from September 2017, and up 395 (+62%) from October 2016. This rig count includes U.S. onshore, U.S. inland waters, and U.S. offshore Gulf of Mexico drilling rigs.
- October U.S. land rig count: 994, down 8 (-1%) from the previous month and up 394 (+66%) from October 2016
- October U.S. inland waters and Gulf of Mexico rig count: 39, down 2 (-5%) from the previous month and up 1 (+3%) from October 2016
"Where the rigs have gone idle of late is interesting because the changes fly in the face of what has happened in the commodities markets," said S&P Global Platts senior industry analyst Trey Cowan. "For example, it was rigs drilling for oil that showed some weakness during the past month, despite prices for West Texas Intermediate crude oil having generally improved. Conversely, we saw a pickup in natural gas rigs juxtaposed against weakening natural gas prices."
Looking ahead, Cowan said: "Over the coming winter we would not be surprised to see a continued seasonal flattening of rig activity as the holidays and the exhausting of yearly capital budgets tend to take a toll."
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S&P Global Platts U.S. Rig Counts |
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October 2017 |
September 2017 |
Month over Month Change |
% Change |
October 2016 |
Variance Year over Year (YOY) |
YOY % Variance | ||
|
Colorado |
40 |
43 |
-3 |
-7% |
24 |
16 |
67% | |
|
Louisiana |
48 |
47 |
1 |
2% |
29 |
19 |
66% | |
|
New Mexico |
71 |
72 |
-1 |
-1% |
33 |
38 |
115% | |
|
North Dakota |
52 |
53 |
-1 |
-2% |
34 |
18 |
53% | |
|
Oklahoma |
127 |
137 |
-10 |
-7% |
81 |
46 |
57% | |
|
Texas |
480 |
483 |
-3 |
-1% |
285 |
195 |
68% | |
|
Rest of U.S. Land |
176 |
167 |
9 |
5% |
114 |
62 |
54% | |
|
U.S. Land Subtotal |
994 |
1002 |
-8 |
-1% |
600 |
394 |
66% | |
|
U.S. Inland Waters |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0% |
5 |
3 |
60% | |
|
U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GOM) |
31 |
33 |
-2 |
-6% |
33 |
-2 |
-6% | |
|
U.S. Inland and GOM |
39 |
41 |
-2 |
-5% |
38 |
1 |
3% | |
|
Total U.S. Rig Count |
1,033 |
1,043 |
-10 |
-1% |
638 |
395 |
62% | |
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