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USA Rig Count (by Baker Hughes)
- The US Rig Count for last week was 936 DOWN 3 from the prior week of 939 and a year ago was 694
- Drilling for Oil 747 prior week 752 year ago 551
- Drilling for Natural Gas 189 prior week 187, year ago 142
- The Rocky Mountain Rig Count for last week was 117 prior week total was 120 a year ago was 88
- The Appalachian Region Rig Count for last week was 77 prior week total was 79, a year ago was 63
- South Texas Region (w/ Eagle Ford Shale) Rig Count for last week was 76 prior week total was 77, a year ago was 63
Rig Count _USA_ - Weekly Last 24 Months
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Rig Count _USA_ - Monthly Average
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Offshore Utilization Rate
- (IHS-Petrodata) The offshore rig marketed utilization rate in the US Gulf of Mexico last week was 63.0% prior week was 61.1%, year ago was 73.5%
- Gulf of Mexico: Total Supply 93 Marketed Supply 54, Marketed Contracted 34
- The offshore rig marketed utilization rate Worldwide last week was 71.4% prior week was 71.2%, year ago was 67.7%
- Worldwide: Total Supply 801 Marketed Supply 664, Marketed Contracted 474
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Worldwide Offshore Rig count and Utilization
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Drilling Permits
- (RigData) Total drilling permits filed in the USA in December was 4,983 permits, prior month total was 3,996, same month year ago was 2,827
- Tracking Prior 12 months > December 4,983, November 3,996, October 3,929, September 4,802, August 3.409, July 3,420, June 4,441, May 3,247, April 2,757, March 4,025, February 3,281, January 2,596
- Year-to-date > December 2017 = 44,886, December 2016 = 28,323, December 2015 = 44,883, December 2014 = 76,393, December 2013 = 69,708
- Year-by-year > 2010 = 66,013, 2011 = 70,251, 2012 = 69,408, 2013 = 69,708, 2014 = 74,615, 2015 = 44,883, 2016 = 28,323, 2017 = 44,886
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Natural Gas
(Bloomberg News) Ended week at $3.19 prior week ended at $3.20 year ago was $3.20
Natural Gas Prices - Last 24 mos
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Natural Gas Prices - Annual
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Crude Oil
(Bloomberg News) Ended week at $63.37 prior week ended at $64.30 year ago was $53.22
Crude Oil Prices - Last 24 months
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Crude Oil Prices - Annual
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AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report
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Current
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Prior Week
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Last Year
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National Avg
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$2.54
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$2.53
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$2.31
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New York
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$2.70
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$2.67
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$2.53
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California
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$3.19
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$3.18
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$2.80
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- (AISI) Steel Output for the USA Year to date is 3,110,000 tons, Year ago to date was 3,224,000 tons.
- Capability Utilization Year to date is 71.9%, compared to Year Ago to date of 74.5%.
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Scrap Iron Consumer Buying Price - Chicago #1 Busheling |
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- (Steel Markets) Current price $365/ton as of 01-08-17, UP from $345/ton as of 12-07-17
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NASPD (National Association of Steel Pipe Distributors)
Annual Convention - February 15th - 17th, 2018
For details on the program speakers, attendees, or to register to attend, check out the web site at
www.naspd.com
Speakers Presentations and attendee listing from the recently held NASPD Fall Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania >
http://www.naspd.com
NAPCA (National Association of Pipe Coating Applicators)
54th Annual Convention
April 2018
The NAPCA Annual Convention will be held April 18th - 21st, 2018 at the Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa, Tucson, Arizona
For details on the program speakers, attendees, or to register to attend, check out the web site at www.napca.com
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