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
24 May 2024
24 May 2024
600
—
604
17 May 2024
17 May 2024
604
—
603
10 May 2024
10 May 2024
603
—
605
03 May 2024
3 May 2024
605
—
613
26 Apr 2024
26 Apr 2024
613
—
619
19 Apr 2024
19 Apr 2024
619
—
617
12 Apr 2024
12 Apr 2024
617
—
620
05 Apr 2024
5 Apr 2024
620
—
621
28 Mar 2024
28 Mar 2024
621
—
624
22 Mar 2024
22 Mar 2024
624
—
629
15 Mar 2024
15 Mar 2024
629
—
622
08 Mar 2024
8 Mar 2024
622
—
629
01 Mar 2024
1 Mar 2024
629
—
626
23 Feb 2024
23 Feb 2024
626
—
621
16 Feb 2024
16 Feb 2024
621
—
623
09 Feb 2024
9 Feb 2024
623
—
619
02 Feb 2024
2 Feb 2024
619
—
621
26 Jan 2024
26 Jan 2024
621
—
620
19 Jan 2024
19 Jan 2024
620
—
619
12 Jan 2024
12 Jan 2024
619
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621