Baker Hughes reports U.S. rig count down 2 to 536 rigs

Baker Hughes (BKR) reports the U.S. rig count is down 2 from last week to 536 rigs, with oil rigs down 1 to 412, gas rigs down 3 to 119 and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 5. The U.S. rig count is down 47 rigs from last year’s count of 583 with oil rigs down 71, gas rigs up 24 and miscellaneous unchanged. The U.S. offshore rig count is unchanged at 13, down 6 year-over-year.