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 Jan 2019
18 Jan 2019
1050
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1075
11 Jan 2019
11 Jan 2019
1075
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1075
04 Jan 2019
4 Jan 2019
1075
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1083
28 Dec 2018
28 Dec 2018
1083
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1080
21 Dec 2018
21 Dec 2018
1080
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1071
14 Dec 2018
14 Dec 2018
1071
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1075
07 Dec 2018
7 Dec 2018
1075
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1076
30 Nov 2018
30 Nov 2018
1076
—
1079
21 Nov 2018
21 Nov 2018
1079
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1082
16 Nov 2018
16 Nov 2018
1082
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1081
09 Nov 2018
9 Nov 2018
1081
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1067
02 Nov 2018
2 Nov 2018
1067
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1068
26 Oct 2018
26 Oct 2018
1068
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1067
19 Oct 2018
19 Oct 2018
1067
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1052
05 Oct 2018
5 Oct 2018
1052
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1052
28 Sept 2018
28 Sep 2018
1052
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1053
21 Sept 2018
21 Sep 2018
1053
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1055
14 Sept 2018
14 Sep 2018
1055
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1048
07 Sept 2018
7 Sep 2018
1048
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1048
31 Aug 2018
31 Aug 2018
1048
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1044