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
25 Oct 2019
25 Oct 2019
830
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851
18 Oct 2019
18 Oct 2019
851
—
856
11 Oct 2019
11 Oct 2019
856
—
855
04 Oct 2019
4 Oct 2019
855
—
860
27 Sept 2019
27 Sep 2019
860
—
868
20 Sept 2019
20 Sep 2019
868
—
886
13 Sept 2019
13 Sep 2019
886
—
898
06 Sept 2019
6 Sep 2019
898
—
904
30 Aug 2019
30 Aug 2019
904
—
916
23 Aug 2019
23 Aug 2019
916
—
935
16 Aug 2019
16 Aug 2019
935
—
934
09 Aug 2019
9 Aug 2019
934
—
942
02 Aug 2019
2 Aug 2019
942
—
946
26 Jul 2019
26 Jul 2019
946
—
954
19 Jul 2019
19 Jul 2019
954
—
958
12 Jul 2019
12 Jul 2019
958
—
963
03 Jul 2019
3 Jul 2019
963
—
967
28 Jun 2019
28 Jun 2019
967
—
967
21 Jun 2019
21 Jun 2019
967
—
969
14 Jun 2019
14 Jun 2019
969
—
975