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
18 Dec 2020
18 Dec 2020
346
—
338
11 Dec 2020
11 Dec 2020
338
—
323
04 Dec 2020
4 Dec 2020
323
—
320
25 Nov 2020
25 Nov 2020
320
—
310
20 Nov 2020
20 Nov 2020
310
—
312
13 Nov 2020
13 Nov 2020
312
—
300
06 Nov 2020
6 Nov 2020
300
—
296
30 Oct 2020
30 Oct 2020
296
—
287
23 Oct 2020
23 Oct 2020
287
—
282
16 Oct 2020
16 Oct 2020
282
—
269
09 Oct 2020
9 Oct 2020
269
—
266
02 Oct 2020
2 Oct 2020
266
—
261
25 Sept 2020
25 Sep 2020
261
—
255
18 Sept 2020
18 Sep 2020
255
—
254
11 Sept 2020
11 Sep 2020
254
—
256
04 Sept 2020
4 Sep 2020
256
—
254
28 Aug 2020
28 Aug 2020
254
—
254
21 Aug 2020
21 Aug 2020
254
—
244
14 Aug 2020
14 Aug 2020
244
—
247
07 Aug 2020
7 Aug 2020
247
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251