US Drillers Add Oil and Gas Rigs for Third Week in a Row, Says Baker ...
Oil and gas drillers added rigs as Baker Hughes said the U.S. total rose 2 to 548, while crude output slipped to 13.573 million bpd.
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US Oil Drillers Continue to Add Rigs
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, bringing the total rig count in the US to 548, down 30 from this same time last year. The number of active oil rigs rose by 2 to 410 during the latest reporting period, according to the data. This is 57 below this same time last year. The number of gas rigs fell by 1. Gas rigs now sit at 129, …
US Weekly Rig Operator Report - Energy News Beat
Week Ending May 8, 2026 U.S. Rig Count Edges Higher for Third Straight Week The Baker Hughes U.S. rotary rig count rose by 1 rig to 548 for the week ending May 8, 2026. Here is the Full WellDatabase Weekly Report We recommend getting a Subscription at WellDatabase! This marks the third consecutive weekly increase and brings the total 29 rigs below year-ago levels (the narrowest year-over-year gap since late January). Oil-directed rigs climbed by…
Baker Hughes US rig count up by 3 at 547
Baker Hughes' U.S. rotary drilling rig count was 547 on May 1, up by three from the previous week and down 37 from 584 a year ago. The domestic rig count has ranged from the 530s through the 550s since the beginning of June 2025. 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...
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