The Permian Basin rig count is down 50% from March, with little variance in the percentage decline between the Midland and Delaware Basins. But the downtrend does vary county by county… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive …
Read More »US Rig Count Is Cut In Half Already. How Low Can It Go? Here’s A Stab At Answering That…
Three land drillers have given rig count guidance for how far their rig counts are expected to fall by the end of 2Q20 so far. While we await the other four or five land drillers we track to report, the sum of rig count guidance so far tells us some …
Read More »No Skid Marks – Straight Down And To The Right
We are currently in the throes of the sharpest rig count contraction in history, and we expect the next several weeks to register continued large drops as the US land rig count is likely to fall sub-200. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… …
Read More »Oil May Be In The Gutter, But Gas Is Good! A Look At Bifurcating Rig Fortunes In The Crash
On an historic Monday when the WTI front month contract fell more than 300% into negative territory, natural gas spot prices were up 10%! Here’s a look at bifurcating fortunes by basin focus… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update …
Read More »US Rig Count Registers Steepest 3-Week Decline Ever
The US rig count is down 170 units in three weeks. On a percentage basis, (-22%) that is the… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new …
Read More »Last Time The US Rig Count Fell This Much In Two Weeks, Richard Nixon Was President
Putting numbers to it, the total US rig count (land and offshore) fell by 108 rigs over the last two weeks, or a 14% decrease. Here’s how this crash stacks up against 70 years of US rig count history… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the …
Read More »With The Rig Count Now In Free-Fall, Here Is Some Downcycle Context
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Read More »The Leading US Land Rig Contractor Reacts As The Drilling Nosedive Begins
Friday March 20, 2020 is the day the land rig count collapse began. Last Friday, rig count was down 20 units with the Permian leading the way down (-10 rigs). Here’s what the market leader said in reaction to the beginning of this unprecedented crash…. There’s a lot more to …
Read More »For The US Land Rig Count, It’s The Calm Before The 100-Year Storm [Weekly Rig Count]
The Baker Hughes US land rig count on Friday (+3) did not yet reflect the releases that operators are planning. Calm before the storm? Here’s everyone that’s disclosed plans to release rigs…. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and …
Read More »Large US Rig Contractor Says E&P Customers Plan To Keep The US 2020 Rig Count Flat vs. 2019
In this week’s regular rig count update, we take a look at what a large rig contractor said about customer plans… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you …
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