Baker Hughes reports U.S. rig count down 10 to 566 rigs

Baker Hughes (BKR) reports that the U.S. rig count is down 10 from last week to 566 with oil rigs down 8 to 465, gas rigs down 2 to 98 and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 3. The U.S. Rig Count is down 34 rigs from last year’s count of 600 with oil rigs down 32, gas rigs down 1 and miscellaneous down 1. The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is unchanged at 11, down 10 year-over-year. The Canada Rig Count is down 7 from last week to 114, with oil rigs down 3 to 71, gas rigs down 4 to 43 and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 0. The Canada Rig Count is down 6 from last year’s count of 120 with oil rigs up 7, gas rigs down 13 and miscellaneous rigs unchanged.