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 Jun 2019
7 Jun 2019
975
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984
31 May 2019
31 May 2019
984
—
983
24 May 2019
24 May 2019
983
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987
17 May 2019
17 May 2019
987
—
988
10 May 2019
10 May 2019
988
—
990
03 May 2019
3 May 2019
990
—
991
26 Apr 2019
26 Apr 2019
991
—
1012
18 Apr 2019
18 Apr 2019
1012
—
1022
12 Apr 2019
12 Apr 2019
1022
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1025
05 Apr 2019
5 Apr 2019
1025
—
1006
29 Mar 2019
29 Mar 2019
1006
—
1016
22 Mar 2019
22 Mar 2019
1016
—
1026
15 Mar 2019
15 Mar 2019
1026
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1027
08 Mar 2019
8 Mar 2019
1027
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1038
01 Mar 2019
1 Mar 2019
1038
—
1047
22 Feb 2019
22 Feb 2019
1047
—
1051
15 Feb 2019
15 Feb 2019
1051
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1049
08 Feb 2019
8 Feb 2019
1049
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1045
01 Feb 2019
1 Feb 2019
1045
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1059
25 Jan 2019
25 Jan 2019
1059
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1050