US drillers cut 6 oil rigs in week ending Aug. 9: Baker Hughes

10/08/2019 Argaam Special

 

U.S. energy companies cut six oil rigs in the week ending Aug. 9, bringing the total count to 764, General Electric Co.’s Baker Hughes energy services firm said in its closely followed report on Friday.

 

The gas rig count declined by two rigs to 169 rigs for the week, compared to 186 gas rigs a year earlier.

 

US oil & gas rigs

Rigs

A year ago

Previous week

Week ending Aug. 9

Week-on-week change

YoY

Oil

869

770

764

(6)

(105)

Gas

186

171

169

(2)

(17)

Oil & Gas

1055

941

933

(8)

(122)

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