據Oil & Gas Journal網站8月28日報道 根據貝克休斯公司的數據，截至8月28日的一周內，美國鉆機數量保持不變，仍為254部，與去年同期的904部相比下降了650部。

陸上鉆探的鉆機數量沒有變化，仍為240部。內陸水域鉆探的鉆機數量也保持不變，仍為1部。海上鉆機數量也保持在13部。

美國石油導向鉆機數量較上周減少3部，至180部，去年同期為742部。天然氣導向鉆機數量增加了3部，至72部，比去年同期減少了90部。

路易斯安那州是本周鉆機數量增加的唯一一個州，共增加2部鉆機，至34部。

德克薩斯州和新墨西哥州各下降1部，分別至107和46部。

本周有10個州鉆機數量保持不變：賓夕法尼亞州18部、俄克拉荷馬州11部、西弗吉尼亞州8部、北達科他州10部、俄亥俄州5部、科羅拉多州5部、加利福尼亞州4部、阿拉斯加3部、懷俄明州1部和猶他州0部。

加拿大鉆機數量本周減少了2部，至54部，這一數字比一年前本周的150部減少了96部。加拿大石油導向鉆機數量減少了1部，至19部。加拿大天然氣導向鉆機數量減少了1部，至35部。

吳恒磊 編譯自 Oil & Gas Journal

原文如下：

Baker Hughes: US rig count unchanged at 254

The US drilling rig count remains unchanged at 254 rigs working for the week ended Aug. 28, according to Baker Hughes data. The count is down 650 units from the 904 rigs working this time a year ago.

The number of rigs drilling on land was unchanged week-over-week with a total of 240 units. The number of rigs drilling in inland waters was unchanged at 1 unit for the week. The number of rigs drilling offshore was unchanged at 13.

US oil-directed rigs decreased by 3 from last week to reach 180 units. This time a year ago, 742 units were drilling for oil. Rigs targeting gas increased by 3 units to reach 72 rigs, 90 fewer than were drilling for gas at this time a year ago.

The only state among the major oil and gas-producing states to see an increase this week was Louisiana. With a 2-unit increase, the state ended the week with 34 working rigs.

Texas and New Mexico each dropped a single rig to reach 107 and 46 rigs running, respectively.

Ten states remained unchanged this week, namely Pennsylvania, 18; Oklahoma, 11; West Virginia, 8; North Dakota, 10; Ohio, 5; Colorado, 5; California, 4; Alaska, 3; Wyoming, 1; and Utah, 0.

Canada’s rig count decreased by 2 rigs for the week. At 54 rigs, the count is 96 fewer than the 150 units drilling this week a year ago. With 19 rigs drilling, Canada’s oil-directed rigs decreased by a single unit for the week. Gas-directed rigs in Canada also decreased by a single unit to reach 35.