The rig count in the Permian Basin was down one this week, the latest count Friday by Baker Hughes shows, with 292 rigs active in the region. A year ago, 188 rigs were active in the region.
Nationally, the oil and gas rig count is up three from last week at 604 rigs. A year ago, 378 rigs were active. The count shows that 491 rigs sought oil, down one from the previous week, and 113 explored for natural gas, up four 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 $81.62 per barrel, up $1.32 from last Friday’s close. National benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude ended at $85.14 per barrel, up $1.32 from the previous week.
