by Calculated Risk on 11/03/2017 06:43:00 PM

A few comments from Steven Kopits of Princeton Energy Advisors LLC on Nov 3, 2017:

• Rigs counts were off this week

• Total US oil rigs were down, -8 to 729

• Horizontal oil rigs fell, -4 to 626, the lowest since May
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• Oil rigs will begin to see a marked recovery heading into December

• The gap between Brent and WTI continues above $6 / barrel, with WTI now at $55 / barrel

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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.