The number of oil and natural gas rigs is a significant figure for the entire US oil and gas industry, and its change reflects the changes in this industry.
It is also an indication of the state of the US economy with a possible impact on the USD.
Baker Hughes United States Total Rig Count
Last release
24 Apr 2026 17:00 GMT
Actual
544
Forecast
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Previous
543
Next release
01 May 2026 17:00 GMT
Actual
Coming in 3 days
Forecast
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Previous
544
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Previous
04 Feb 2022
4 Feb 2022
613
—
610
28 Jan 2022
28 Jan 2022
610
—
604
21 Jan 2022
21 Jan 2022
604
—
601
14 Jan 2022
14 Jan 2022
601
—
588
07 Jan 2022
7 Jan 2022
588
—
586
31 Dec 2021
30 Dec 2021
586
—
586
23 Dec 2021
23 Dec 2021
586
—
579
17 Dec 2021
17 Dec 2021
579
—
576
10 Dec 2021
10 Dec 2021
576
—
569
03 Dec 2021
3 Dec 2021
569
—
569
24 Nov 2021
24 Nov 2021
569
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563
19 Nov 2021
19 Nov 2021
563
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556
12 Nov 2021
12 Nov 2021
556
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550
05 Nov 2021
5 Nov 2021
550
—
544
29 Oct 2021
29 Oct 2021
544
—
542
22 Oct 2021
22 Oct 2021
542
—
543
15 Oct 2021
15 Oct 2021
543
—
533
08 Oct 2021
8 Oct 2021
533
—
528
01 Oct 2021
1 Oct 2021
528
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521
24 Sept 2021
24 Sep 2021
521
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512