Rig Counts Making Oil Supply Drops Self-Fulfilling (BHI)

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We have just seen the newest weekly data from Baker Hughes, Inc. (NYSE: BHI).  It is surprising how the rig count keeps heading lower and lower despite oil prices having risen so much.  It seems on some weeks that this is stabilizing and that trend may be the ultimate case for stabilization or at least a lower rate of declines, but it makes one wonder how high oil prices will have to go before that trend changes.

U.S. Rig Count is down 18 from last week at 900; down 989 from a year ago.

Canadian Rig Count is up 6 from last week at 74; down 78 from a year ago.

The US Offshore rig count is 54, down 2 from last week; down 13 from a year ago.

As always, there is some seasonality that may explain this.  At least there is an increase in Canada.  For a while it looked as though our friends from the North were getting out of the energy business entirely.

JON C. OGG
MAY 22, 2009

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