The rig count in the Permian Basin was unchanged this week, the latest count Friday by Baker Hughes shows, with 346 rigs active in the region. A year ago, 268 rigs were active in the region.
Nationally, the oil and gas rig count is up two from last week at 771 rigs. A year ago, 542 rigs were active. The count shows that 612 rigs sought oil, up two from the previous week, and 157 explored for natural gas, unchanged from the previous week.
The U.S. rig count peaked at 4,530 in 1981. It bottomed out in August of 2020 at 244.
The regional benchmark Plains-West Texas Intermediate Posting ended Friday at $81.53 per barrel, down 56 cents from last Friday’s close. National benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude ended at $85.05 per barrel, down 56 cents from the previous week.
