U.S. Oil Rig Count Rises as Oil Tops $100

U.S. Oil Rig Count Rises as Oil Tops $100

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, with the total rig count in the US rising to 591, up 52 from this same time last year. The number of active oil rigs rose by 1, reaching 450 during the latest reporting period, according to the data. This is 34 above this same time last year. The number of gas rigs rose by 2 to 132, which is 1…

U.S. Weekly Rig Report: WellDatabase, Baker Hughes, and Enverus Compared — Record Production Meets Middle East Supply Shock - Energy News Beat

The latest WellDatabase U.S. Rig Report dated September 11, 2026, shows 598 active rigs, down 32 week-over-week but up 22 year-over-year. Baker Hughes, which released the same day, reported 591 rigs, up 3 from 588 the prior week and up about 52–54 from 537 a year earlier. Enverus’ daily GPS-tracked count stood near 661 as of September 6.

U.S. rig count increased by 3, is at 591

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Baker Hughes: US oil rig count up 1 to 450

The number of oil rigs in the United States rose by one week-over-week to land at 450 in the week ending September 11, the Baker Hughes rig count data released on Friday revealed. On an annual basis, ...

Baker Hughes US rig count 588, unchanged

Baker Hughes' U.S. rotary drilling rig count was 588 on Sept. 4, unchanged for the last two weeks and up by 51 from 537 a year ago. The count has increased in seven of the last 12 weeks. For 2025, the count peaked in February and again in March at 593, hitting its low point in August at 526. For 2024, the count peaked in March at 629, hitting its low point in June at 581. In 2023 the count...