据Oil & Gas Journal网站12月23日报道 贝克休斯公司的数据显示，截至12月18日的一周内，美国钻机数量增加了2部，达到348部。报告显示，与去年同期相比仍减少了457部。
本周，海上钻机增加了1部，至17部；陆上钻机数量为331部。
石油导向钻机数量与去年同期相比下降了413部。天然气导向钻机数量下降了42部，其他钻机数量下降了2部。
加拿大钻机数量比上周减少了20部，至82部，去年同期为99部。石油导向钻机数量下降了10部，至31部；天然气导向钻机数量下降了10部，至51部。
吴恒磊 编译自 Oil & Gas Journal
原文如下：
Baker Hughes: US rig count up 2 units to 348
The US drilling rig count gained 2 units to reach 348 during the week ended Dec. 18, data from Baker Hughes indicate. The report shows an overall decrease of 457 units from year-ago levels.
Offshore units were up 1 this week at 17 rigs. A total of 331 rigs were drilling Rigs targeting oil were down 413 units year-on-year. Gas-targeted rigs were down 42 units and miscellaneous rigs down 2.
The rig count in Canada is down 20 units from last week to 82. This time a year ago, 99 rigs were working. Oil-directed rigs were down 10 units this week to 31, while those targeting gas dropped 10 units to 51.