Oil Rigs "Some signs of life outside the Permian"

A few comments from Steven Kopits of Princeton Energy Advisors LLC on Feb 2, 2018:

• Total US oil rigs were up, +6 to 765

• Horizontal oil rigs were similarly up, +6 to 668
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• The Permian took a breather this week, with no horizontal gains after last week’s large 12 rig addition
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• The oil price softened this week, with the Brent spread falling under $4. The price outlook is accordingly bearish as we head into turnaround season for the refineries.

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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.