Canadian drilling rigs available amounted to 490 units in 2021.
Utilization of drilling rigs in Canadastood at 28 percent in 2021, an increase from the previous year's low of 18 percent. The highest utilization rate was recorded in 1980 at 79 percent. The number of Share of available drilling rigs in use in Canada from 1977 to 2021
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Oil industry in CanadaCAPP. (October 21, 2022). Share of available drilling rigs in use in Canada from 1977 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/480620/canadian-drilling-rigs-utilization-rate/
CAPP. "Share of available drilling rigs in use in Canada from 1977 to 2021." Chart. October 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/480620/canadian-drilling-rigs-utilization-rate/
CAPP. (2022). Share of available drilling rigs in use in Canada from 1977 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/480620/canadian-drilling-rigs-utilization-rate/
CAPP. "Share of Available Drilling Rigs in Use in Canada from 1977 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/480620/canadian-drilling-rigs-utilization-rate/
CAPP, Share of available drilling rigs in use in Canada from 1977 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/480620/canadian-drilling-rigs-utilization-rate/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Share of available drilling rigs in use in Canada from 1977 to 2021 [Graph], CAPP, October 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/480620/canadian-drilling-rigs-utilization-rate/