HOUSTON, Dec. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global
Platts Analytics, today announced the U.S. rig count for
November 2017 was 1,053, up 20 (+2%)
from October 2017, and up 373 (+55%)
from November 2016. This rig count
includes U.S. onshore, U.S. inland waters, and U.S. offshore
Gulf of Mexico drilling rigs.
- November U.S. land rig count: 1,016, up 22 (+2%) from
the previous month and up 374 (+58%) from November 2016
- November U.S. inland waters and Gulf of Mexico rig count: 37, down 2 (-5%)
from the previous month and down 1 (-3%) from November 2016
"November's rig count, up 2% versus October's level, is
unseasonably strong, given that the holidays typically create some
slack in the rig count," said S&P Global Platts Senior
Industry Analyst Trey Cowan.
"The fact that it was better than the prior month is a nod to the
stronger oil and natural gas prices of late."
S&P Global
Platts U.S. Rig Counts
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November
2017
|
October
2017
|
Month
over
Month
Change
|
%
Change
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|
November
2016
|
Variance
year
over
year
(YOY)
|
YOY %
Variance
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Colorado
|
42
|
40
|
2
|
5%
|
|
22
|
20
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91%
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Louisiana
|
52
|
48
|
4
|
8%
|
|
31
|
21
|
68%
|
New Mexico
|
72
|
71
|
1
|
1%
|
|
32
|
40
|
125%
|
North
Dakota
|
50
|
52
|
-2
|
-4%
|
|
36
|
14
|
39%
|
Oklahoma
|
125
|
127
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-2
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-2%
|
|
88
|
37
|
42%
|
Texas
|
491
|
480
|
11
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2%
|
|
304
|
187
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62%
|
Rest of U.S.
Land
|
184
|
176
|
8
|
5%
|
|
129
|
55
|
43%
|
U.S. Land
Subtotal
|
1016
|
994
|
22
|
2%
|
|
642
|
374
|
58%
|
U.S. Inland
Waters
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6
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8
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-2
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-25%
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7
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-1
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-14%
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U.S. Gulf of Mexico
(GOM)
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31
|
31
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0
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0%
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|
31
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0
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0%
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U.S. Inland and
GOM
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37
|
39
|
-2
|
-5%
|
|
38
|
-1
|
-3%
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Total U.S. Rig
Count
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1,053
|
1,033
|
20
|
2%
|
|
680
|
373
|
55%
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CONTACT
Kathleen Tanzy,
+ 1 917 331 4607, kathleen.tanzy@spglobal.com
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