The U.S. rig count increased by 12 to 768 rigs for the week ending March 10, 2017 compared to the count from the previous year. The Canadian rig count decreased by 20 to 315 rigs from the last count in March 2017. Internationally, the rig count increased by 8 to 941 rigs compared to the count from January 2017. Major increases in the U.S. were in Louisiana increasing by 5 rigs and Colorado and Oklahoma each increasing by 3 rigs. The DJ-Niobrara basin increased by 4 rigs and the Haynesville and Utica basins each increased by 2 rigs.