Canada’s fleet of active drilling rigs increased by 17 since last week according to data from Baker Hughes.
Total drilling count was 144 at October 4. 105 rigs were drilling for oil; 39 for natural gas.
The drilling activity in both Alberta and Saskatchewan increased, growing from 83 to 94 in Alberta, and 30 to 36 in Saskatchewan.
View a full breakdown of Western Canada’s rig activity.