by Calculated Risk on 4/06/2018 04:15:00 PM

A few comments from Steven Kopits of Princeton Energy Advisors LLC on Apr 6, 2018:

• Total US oil rigs were up sharply this week, +11 to 808.

• Horizontal oil rigs were up, +17 to 717.
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• The Permian horizontal oil rig count is essentially unchanged in two months. Are we reaching some limit there? Does Conoco’s sale of non-core Permian assets suggest the go-go days are ending?

• All the other basins, major and minor, are essentially back at the prior peak of July 2017

• The overall impression is of risks gathering to the downside

• The Brent spread is near $5 / barrel again – quite bullish

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CR note: This graph shows the US horizontal rig count by basin.

Graph and comments Courtesy of Steven Kopits of Princeton Energy Advisors LLC.