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
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Forecast
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Previous
544
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Previous
07 May 2021
7 May 2021
448
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440
30 Apr 2021
30 Apr 2021
440
—
438
23 Apr 2021
23 Apr 2021
438
—
439
16 Apr 2021
16 Apr 2021
439
—
432
09 Apr 2021
9 Apr 2021
432
—
430
01 Apr 2021
1 Apr 2021
430
—
417
26 Mar 2021
26 Mar 2021
417
—
411
19 Mar 2021
19 Mar 2021
411
—
402
12 Mar 2021
12 Mar 2021
402
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403
05 Mar 2021
5 Mar 2021
403
—
402
26 Feb 2021
26 Feb 2021
402
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397
19 Feb 2021
19 Feb 2021
397
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397
12 Feb 2021
12 Feb 2021
397
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392
05 Feb 2021
5 Feb 2021
392
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384
29 Jan 2021
29 Jan 2021
384
—
378
22 Jan 2021
22 Jan 2021
378
—
373
15 Jan 2021
15 Jan 2021
373
—
360
08 Jan 2021
8 Jan 2021
360
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351
30 Dec 2020
30 Dec 2020
351
—
348
23 Dec 2020
23 Dec 2020
348
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346