Correction: Baker Hughes: Weekly North America Rigs DN by 8 to 804


   
Maria Eugenia Garcia
DTN Energy Editor

   Corrects headline with declining wells data to 204.

    

   HOUSTON, TX (DTN) -- North American energy drilling activity expanded this 
week, Baker Hughes' weekly rotary rigs report released Friday (8/21) showed, 
with the regional count falling by eight to 804.

   Year on year, rigs for Canada and the United States combined were up 86 from 
the 718  actively deployed in the exact same week of 2025.

   The weekly gain reflected a five-rig drop in the U.S. to 588 rigs, while 
Canadian drilling activity fell by three to 216 rigs. In the U.S., oil-directed 
rigs dipped by three to 452, while gas-directed drilling edged down by one to 
127. Miscellaneous rigs were down by one to 9.

   By trajectory, horizontal U.S. rigs remained unchanged at 533, directional 
rigs fell by 5 at 45, and vertical rigs were steady at 10.




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