The weekly Enverus Rig Analytics report showed an increase of rigs in the U.S. in the past week including in the Anadarko Basin which saw 2 additional rigs.
Nationally, numbers increased by 8 to 652 as of Nov. 3 reported the company based in Austin, Texas. The count is up by 4% in the last month and up 87% YOY. The largest week-over-week increase by major play occurred in the Permian, where five rigs were added, bringing the total to 245.
Notably, Occidental Petroleum has ramped its Permian rig count by two since mid-October and has 14 rigs running, making it the second-most active operator in the play.
Top Permian driller Pioneer Natural Resources is up by one on the week at 25, with 24 of those in the Midland Basin. Only one Pioneer rig is in the Delaware Basin, where the company has announced a deal to sell its entire position to Continental Resources for $3.25 billion.