The rig count in the Permian Basin was up two this week, the latest count Friday by Baker Hughes shows, with 233 rigs active in the region. A year ago, 148 rigs were active in the region.
Nationally, the oil and gas rig count is up two from last week at 457 rigs. A year ago, 301 rigs were active. The count shows that 359 rigs sought oil, up three from the previous week, and 98 explored for natural gas, down one 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 $62.80 per barrel, up $2.74 from last Friday’s close. National benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude ended at $66.32 per barrel, up $2.74 from the previous week.
