The number of oil rigs in the United States decreased by nine to land at 596 in the week ending September 2 compared to the previous week, according to the Baker Hughes weekly rig count released on Friday.
On the other hand, the number of US gas rigs rose by four to reach 162 during the same week, bringing the total number of rigs in the country to 760. Compared to the same period a year earlier, the number of oil rigs expanded by 202.
In Canada, the number of rigs grew by seven to 208, with the number of oil rigs rising by the same amount to 143 and the number of gas rigs remaining unchanged at 65. Canada's oil rig count was up by 51 compared to the same period last year.
