Baker Hughes oil rig count falls 1 to 491


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The weekly Baker Hughes rig count data is in:

  • Oil rigs fell -1 to 491
  • Natural gas rigs rose 4 to 113
  • Total rigs rose +3 to 604 for the current week

The price of WTI crude oil futures are trading at $84.85. That’s down $0.84 on the day (March contract). The high price reached $85.56 the low price extended all the way down to $82.78 before bouncing back higher. Last Friday the price closed at $83.82.