US Oil Drillers See Minor Uptick in Activity

US rig count up two as prices slip

The rig count in the Permian Basin was unchanged this week, the latest count Friday by Baker Hughes shows, with 289 rigs active in the region. A year ago, 317 rigs were active in the region. Nationally, the oil and gas rig count is up two from last week at 587 rigs. A year ago, 613 rigs were active. The count shows that 483 rigs sought oil, up two from the previous week, and 99 explored for natural gas, up one from the previous week. The count a…

US Oil Drillers See Minor Uptick in Activity

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose again this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Thursday, following a 2-rig increase in the prior week. The total rig count in the US rose by 2 to 587 rigs, according to Baker Hughes, down 26 from this same time last year. The number of oil rigs rose by 2 to 483—down by 23 compared to this time last year. The number of gas rigs rose by 1 this…

United States Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count rose from previous 481 to 483

United States Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count rose from previous 481 to 483

Baker Hughes: U.S. oil rig count up by 2 to 483

The number of oil rigs in the United States stood at 483 in the week ending April 25, increasing by two from the previous week, according to the Baker Hughes weekly rig count. The rig count fell by 23 on an annual basis. The US gas rig count was up by one to 99 in the reported week, while dropping by 6 compared to the same period last year.

Baker Hughes US rig count up by 2 at 585 - April 27, 2025

Baker Hughes' U.S. rotary drilling rig count was 585 on April 17, up by two from the previous week, down by 34 from 619 a year ago and down by nine from two weeks ago. Over the last eight weeks the rig count was up in three weeks, down in four and unchanged in one with a combined loss of 11 against...