The Baker Hughes oil
rig count for the United States increased on Friday for the 10th consecutive week to 809 operating rigs, resulting in a 20 - rig increase from the week before and a 345 - rig addition in the past 12 months.
Not exact matches
U.S. drillers added five oil
rigs looking
for new production in the week to April 27, according to energy services firm Baker Hughes, bringing the total
count to a March 2015 high of 825.
U.S. drillers added five oil
rigs drilling
for new production in the week ending April 20, bringing the total
count to 820, the highest since March, 2015, according to General Electric's Baker Hughes energy services firm.
Last week, the oil
rig count fell
for the first time in four months, by two to 441.
In a note on Friday, Morgan Stanley analysts wrote that the recent gain in the US oil -
rig count is one reason why they are losing conviction in their call
for a re-balancing of the market by mid-2017.
The
count of active oil
rigs in the US
for the fourth straight week last week and is more than 80 % higher than the low reached in May 2016.
Market jitters started immediately last week when Baker Hughes»
count of drilling
rigs, a leading indicator of U.S. output, ticked up
for the first time in nearly two months.
Natural Gas Natural gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73 per million British thermal units) as production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1 Spot prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1 Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused
rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year
for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain supplies.
The US oil -
rig count plateaued near the highest level in three years and showed signs of declining in late March (to 797), though it still stood 50
rigs above the year - end 2017 total.2 This contributed to expectations
for a further increase in American crude production, which has topped 10 mb / d each week since early February, when WTI prices began to recede from their intra-quarterly high of US$ 66.14 a barrel.3 The amount of crude in US storage occasionally exceeded weekly estimates given the higher domestic output and fluctuating net import figures, reigniting fears that US production may thwart OPEC's efforts to clear global oversupply.
Cost cuts brought the
rig count down and lowered costs
for offshore vessels.
Given that the
rig count is a barometer
for activity levels, it implies that NOW has outperformed its competitors during the downturn, likely by winning market share.
Lower oil prices have lead to decreased
rig counts and less need
for drilling materials.
Thankfully, the global active
rig count seems to be nearing its nadir after falling
for 22 straight weeks.
That action
for foreign currency
rigging came less than two years after the bank was charged with two felony
counts and given a deferred prosecution agreement
for aiding and abetting Bernie Madoff in the largest Ponzi fraud in history.
The felony
counts came amid three years of non-stop charges against JPMorgan Chase
for unthinkable frauds: from
rigging electric markets to ripping off veterans to charging credit card customers
for fictitious credit monitoring and manipulating the Libor interest rate benchmark.
The very next year, in May 2015, JPMorgan Chase was hit with a new felony
count for its role in
rigging foreign currency markets as part of a banking cartel.
Crude oil prices are pulling back after a rise in the
rig count even though it's making up
for lost time after the big freeze down south.
Even today, with prices below $ 50 per barrel, the
rig count has been climbing
for half a year, and now stands at 588
rigs as of last week, up almost 200
rigs from May.
...
For example, if we see a 30 % to 35 % reduction in average
rig count, we estimate that raw frac sand demand could decline by as much as 15 % to 20 % from 2014 levels.
The oil
rig count, as reported by Baker Hughes, has advanced
for the third consecutive week, after 29 straight weeks of declines.
The Baker Hughes North American
rig count report
for the latest week is schedule
for release at 1:00 p.m. ET.
For example, US Silica CEO Bryan Shinn said during his company's most recent conference call that management expects demand for frack sand to decline by just 15 % to 20 % in 2015 assuming U.S. rig counts fall by 30 % -35
For example, US Silica CEO Bryan Shinn said during his company's most recent conference call that management expects demand
for frack sand to decline by just 15 % to 20 % in 2015 assuming U.S. rig counts fall by 30 % -35
for frack sand to decline by just 15 % to 20 % in 2015 assuming U.S.
rig counts fall by 30 % -35 %.
«If we can not get relief in the process, we will go to the courts, and we will go to the final, final round, to ensure every vote... is
counted, so that tomorrow, when the senior citizen or the young voter goes to the polls, they can be reassured that this democratic process works
for them and not that it is
rigged, or perhaps that there are backroom strategists put in place to prevent them from voting or to skew the results.»
The 14 -
count indictment largely re-established what was already alleged in September's complaint; primarily that Kaloyeros and lobbyist Todd Howe, now a key witness, conspired to
rig coveted state contracts
for LPCiminelli and COR development companies in exchange
for payments.
Wiesner will not go to prison
for his guilty plea to one
count of bid -
rigging.
Similar to the wire fraud conspiracy charge, this
count accuses Aiello and Gerardi of acting with Kaloyeros to defraud Fort Schuyler Management Corp. by
rigging a request
for proposals
for Cor.
Volunteers including people from AVillage Inc pitched in
for a diesel truck traffic
count, finding nearly a thousand big
rigs a day pass through the neighborhood.
An array of figures from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's inner circle — including a confidante so close the governor called him «my father's third son» — got slapped with a sweeping 14 -
count federal indictment today, which alleges they colluded in a pair of schemes to solicit bribes
for state assistance and to
rig economic development contracts
for companies that gave to Cuomo's campaigns.
Throw in the fact that New Yorkers temporarily residing in upstate prisons Mario Cuomo built were
counted as residents there
for district - drawing purposes and things are, well,
rigged.
Trump showed up 58 minutes late, and almost immediately took shots at the Republican National Committee
for allowing the primary system to be «
rigged,» saying that his «millions and millions» of vote lead should
count more than delegates.
BMW's materials don't specify the power or number of speakers
for this unbranded
rig, but I was able to
count six drivers outputting strong, clear bass with crispy mids and highs.
U.S. producers have made it clear that they'll significantly ramp up production and
rig counts if oil rises above $ 60
for an extended period of time.
During 2008 the company benefited from high spot prices
for oil and natural gas as well as a contraction in
rig count within the GOM.
A January article in Forbes titled «Trump's American Energy Dominance Agenda Becoming Reality» unintentionally highlighted this paradox, opening with a note that the outlook
for American oil is strong, precisely because «the U.S.
rig count remains remarkably stable.»
Bona Law attorneys Jarod Bona and Aaron Gott urged the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the Ninth Circuit to reverse their client's one -
count conviction
for bid -
rigging in an opening brief filed January 17, 2018...
The reduction in
rig count in the US will support upward pressure on price, but
for now, OPEC is standing firm on its decision to maintain production levels.
The Baker Hughes North American
rig count report
for the latest week is schedule
for release at 1:00 p.m. ET.