Rig count drops by 40 to 1,968; Canada down 44, U.S. up four in drilling survey

The number of rotary drilling rigs operating in the United States and Canada during the week ending Aug. 19 totaled 1,968, down 40 rigs from the prior week but still up 347 rigs compared to the same weekly period last year, according to rig monitor Baker Hughes. Canada, which accounted for the entir....