The Number of Oil and Gas Drilling Rigs in the World Increased in July
The number of active oil and gas drilling rigs around the world rose by 20 in July compared to June, or 1.1%, to 1820, according to data from the American oil and gas service company Baker Hughes.
In annual terms, the number of operating drilling rigs increased by 45, or 2.5%.
In the United States, according to the company, the figure decreased by 14 on a monthly basis, to 673 units, in Canada, the number of drilling rigs increased by 40 to 186 units.
The number of drilling rigs in Europe increased by 2 to 124. In the Middle East, the figure rose by 5 to 334 rigs. In the Asia-Pacific region, the indicator decreased by 2 to 224, in Africa it increased by 1 to 102. In Latin America, the number of installations dropped by 12 to 177.
Since 1944 Baker Hughes has been providing weekly data on the change in the number of drilling rigs in the US and Canada. Since 1975, the service company has published the number of drilling rigs worldwide every month.
