Tide has Turned: Patterson-UTI June Rig Count Ticks Up by 2
As we do every month, MDN tracks how many rigs oilfield services company Patterson-UTI Energy reports operating–as a proxy for when/if the drop in rig counts for the Marcellus/Utica will turn around. Patterson operates a number of rigs in the northeast, as well as other areas of the continental United States (and Canada). Month by month Paterson’s rig count has declined over the past year plus. We have been waiting for over a year to report this: We've finally turned the corner! The Patterson rig count in June ticked up by 2 rigs--to 55 active rigs (up from 53 in May). Perhaps it's too early to pop the cork on the champagne, but we are excited and hope/think this portends the slow down has finally hit rock bottom and new drilling is, ever so gradually, beginning to pick up again...
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