Canada’s fleet of active drilling rigs grew from 138 to 153 since last week according to data from Baker Hughes.
Total drilling count was 153 at December 13. 96 rigs were drilling for oil; 57 for natural gas.
The drilling activity in both Alberta and Saskatchewan increased, with Alberta growing from 91 to 98 and Saskatchewan gaining another 8 wells, from 33 to 41.
View a full breakdown of Western Canada’s rig activity.