US Oil Drillers Add Even More Rigs As Oil Prices Stay Higher

US Oil Drillers Add Even More Rigs As Oil Prices Stay Higher

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, with the total rig count in the US rising to 593, up 54 from this same time last year. The number of active oil rigs rose by 1, reaching 455 during the latest reporting period, according to the data. This is 43 above this same time last year. The number of gas rigs rose by 4 to 128, which is 6…

Baker Hughes US rig count unchanged at 588

Baker Hughes’ U.S. rotary drilling rig count was 588 on Aug. 7, unchanged from the previous week and up by 49 from 539 a year ago. The count has increased in nine of the last 12 weeks. It got into the 580s at the beginning of July for the first time since May of 2025. For 2025, the count peaked in February and again in March at 593, hitting its low point in August at 526. For 2024, the count peake...