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
31 Mar 2023
31 Mar 2023
755
—
758
24 Mar 2023
24 Mar 2023
758
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754
17 Mar 2023
17 Mar 2023
754
—
746
10 Mar 2023
10 Mar 2023
746
—
749
03 Mar 2023
3 Mar 2023
749
—
753
24 Feb 2023
24 Feb 2023
753
—
760
17 Feb 2023
17 Feb 2023
760
—
761
10 Feb 2023
10 Feb 2023
761
—
759
03 Feb 2023
3 Feb 2023
759
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771
27 Jan 2023
27 Jan 2023
771
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771
20 Jan 2023
20 Jan 2023
771
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775
13 Jan 2023
13 Jan 2023
775
—
772
06 Jan 2023
6 Jan 2023
772
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779
30 Dec 2022
30 Dec 2022
779
—
779
23 Dec 2022
23 Dec 2022
779
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776
16 Dec 2022
16 Dec 2022
776
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780
09 Dec 2022
9 Dec 2022
780
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784
02 Dec 2022
2 Dec 2022
784
—
784
23 Nov 2022
23 Nov 2022
784
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782
18 Nov 2022
18 Nov 2022
782
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779