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
05 Dec 2025
5 Dec 2025
549
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544
26 Nov 2025
26 Nov 2025
544
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554
21 Nov 2025
21 Nov 2025
554
—
549
14 Nov 2025
14 Nov 2025
549
—
548
07 Nov 2025
7 Nov 2025
548
—
546
31 Oct 2025
31 Oct 2025
546
—
550
24 Oct 2025
24 Oct 2025
550
—
548
17 Oct 2025
17 Oct 2025
548
—
547
10 Oct 2025
10 Oct 2025
547
—
549
03 Oct 2025
3 Oct 2025
549
—
549
26 Sept 2025
26 Sep 2025
549
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542
19 Sept 2025
19 Sep 2025
542
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539
12 Sept 2025
12 Sep 2025
539
—
537
05 Sept 2025
5 Sep 2025
537
—
536
29 Aug 2025
29 Aug 2025
536
—
538
22 Aug 2025
22 Aug 2025
538
—
539
15 Aug 2025
15 Aug 2025
539
—
539
08 Aug 2025
8 Aug 2025
539
—
540
01 Aug 2025
1 Aug 2025
540
—
542
25 Jul 2025
25 Jul 2025
542
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544