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 Aug 2023
18 Aug 2023
642
—
654
11 Aug 2023
11 Aug 2023
654
—
659
04 Aug 2023
4 Aug 2023
659
—
664
28 Jul 2023
28 Jul 2023
664
—
669
21 Jul 2023
21 Jul 2023
669
—
675
14 Jul 2023
14 Jul 2023
675
—
680
07 Jul 2023
7 Jul 2023
680
—
674
30 Jun 2023
30 Jun 2023
674
—
682
23 Jun 2023
23 Jun 2023
682
—
687
16 Jun 2023
16 Jun 2023
687
—
695
09 Jun 2023
9 Jun 2023
695
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696
02 Jun 2023
2 Jun 2023
696
—
711
26 May 2023
26 May 2023
711
—
720
19 May 2023
19 May 2023
720
—
731
12 May 2023
12 May 2023
731
—
748
05 May 2023
5 May 2023
748
—
755
28 Apr 2023
28 Apr 2023
755
—
753
21 Apr 2023
21 Apr 2023
753
—
748
14 Apr 2023
14 Apr 2023
748
—
751
06 Apr 2023
6 Apr 2023
751
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755