Oil and Gas by the Numbers 09/16/2011

Well as the unemployment rate continues to climb on the US average, the oil and gas industry seems to be moving steadily up. The price of oil has been bouncing around the $88. mark. The US rig count and new permits are up, however the price of gasoline is down slightly as might be expected after Labor Day.

Rig Count

09/16/2011

USA: 1985 (+27)

TX: 895 (+11)

LA: 156 (+6)

OK: 199

ND: 184 (+2)

PA: 113

NM: 84

CO: 75

WY: 51 (+1)

CA: 53 (+5)

UT: 26 (+3)

AK: 8 (+1)

WV: 25 (+4)

MT: 5

For the rig count in other states: Baker Hughes weekly rig Count

New Applications to Drill

09/09/2011 through 09/15/2011



TX: 345

ND: 43

MT: 6

WY: 56

Gasoline Prices

09/16/2011



US Average: $3.619/gallon

US Low: SC $3.326/gallon

US High: HI $4.179/gallon

Bering spins bit in Louisiana

Bering spins bit in Louisiana

Brown Dense- Shale Formation in Lousiana

New shale play in north Louisiana may hold oil, gas

South Texas Oilfield Jobs

Halliburton hiring oil-field workers in South Texas

Kilgore increases Louisiana assets

Kilgore increases Louisiana slice

North Dakota's Bakken formation pours out the oil.

North Dakota oil output soars