by Calculated Risk on 8/03/2018 08:12:00 PM
Friday, August 03, 2018
Oil Rigs: Rig Count Declines
A few comments from Steven Kopits of Princeton Energy Advisors LLC on August 3, 2018:
• A shockingly bad week for rig counts, notwithstanding that it was expectedClick on graph for larger image.
• Total oil rigs fell, -2 to 859
• Horizontal oil rigs collapsed, -6 to 756
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• The apparent breakeven to add horizontal oil rigs came in around $75 / barrel WTI (front month, 4 wma basis)
• Vertical oil rigs are at their highest level since last November – is that a precursor to rising horizontal rigs a few weeks later?
CR note: This graph shows the US horizontal rig count by basin.
Graph and comments Courtesy of Steven Kopits of Princeton Energy Advisors LLC.