National rig count rises by 2 to 1,062 - June 17, 2018

Providing coverage of Alaska and northern Canada's oil and gas industryJune 2018

Vol. 23, No.24

Week of June 17, 2018

National rig count rises by 2 to 1,062

Associated Press

The number of rigs drilling for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by two the week ending June 8 to 1,062.

At this time a year ago there were 927 active rigs.

Houston oilfield services company Baker Hughes reported that 862 rigs drilled for oil (up one from the previous week) and 198 for gas (also up one). Two were listed as miscellaneous (unchanged). Among major oil- and gas-producing states, Texas added three rigs, Colorado increased by two and Louisiana gained one.

Oklahoma and Wyoming declined by two rigs each and North Dakota decreased by one.

Alaska, Arkansas, California, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, and West Virginia were unchanged. - ASSOCIATED PRESS

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