據Oil & Gas Journal網站5月14日報道 貝克休斯公司的數據顯示，截至5月14日當周，美國鉆機數量增加了5部，達到453部，與去年同期的339部相比增加了114部。

　　陸上鉆機數量較上周增加3部，共計437部；海上鉆機數量增加了2部，至15部。

　　美國石油導向鉆機數量比上周增加了8部，至352部，去年同期為258部。天然氣導向鉆機數量減少了3部，至100部，比去年同期多了21部。

　　在主要的石油和天然氣生產州中，路易斯安那州鉆機數量增長幅度最大，共增加3部，至55部。

　　俄克拉荷馬州、北達科他州和阿拉斯加州各增加了1部，鉆機數量分別至21、16和4部。

　　德克薩斯州鉆機數量減少1部，至216部。

　　本周有8個州鉆機數量保持不變：新墨西哥州70部、西弗吉尼亞11部、科羅拉多州10部、俄亥俄州10部、猶他州9部、加利福尼亞6部、懷俄明州4部和阿拉斯加3部。

　　加拿大鉆機數量增加了4部，至59部，比去年同期的23部多36部。加拿大石油導向鉆機數量為25部，本周增加了3部。天然氣導向鉆機數量增加了1部，至34部。

　　吳恒磊 編譯自 Oil & Gas Journal

　　原文如下：

　　Baker Hughes: US rig count up 5 units to 453

　　The US drilling rig count increased by 5 units to reach 453 rigs working for the week ended May 14, according to Baker Hughes data. The count is up 114 units from the 339 rigs working this time a year ago.

　　The number of rigs drilling on land was up 3 units week-over-week with a total of 437. The number of rigs drilling offshore was up 2 to 15.

　　US oil-directed rigs were up 8 rigs from last week at 352 units. This time a year ago, 258 units were drilling for oil. Rigs targeting gas decreased 3 units to 100, 21 more than were drilling for gas at this time a year ago.

　　Of the major oil and gas-producing states, Louisiana saw the largest increase. A 3-rig increase brought the rig count to 55 for the week.

　　Oklahoma, North Dakota, and Alaska gained a single unit each to reach 21, 16, and 4 rigs running for the week.

　　Texas dropped a single rig to hit 216 for the week.

　　Eight states remained unchanged this week, namely New Mexico, 70; West Virginia, 11; Colorado, 10; Ohio, 10; Utah, 9; California, 6; Wyoming, 4; and Alaska, 3.

　　Canada’s rig count increased by 4 units to 59 rigs drilling for the week. The count is 36 more than the 23 units drilling this week a year ago. At 25 units, Canada’s oil-directed rig count is up 3 units for the week. The gas-directed rig count in Canada is up 1 unit to 34.