U.S. rig count increased by 5 this week, at 533

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This week’s Baker Hughes rig count shows that U.S. had an increase of 5 over last week, resulting in a total count of 533 rigs. Canada had an increase of 2 over last week, resulting in a total Canadian count of 167 rigs.

Breakdown by region

Of the regions tracked by Baker Hughes, only The Eagle Ford and the Permian experienced an increase this week.

Meanwhile, 1 region experienced a decrease this week:

• The Utica region is at 11, down by 1 from last week.

All other regions saw no net change in the active rig count.