RIG COUNT

BAKER HUGHES RIG COUNT

DateUSA(+/-)Yr.AgoOilGasOffshoreCanada
08/14/26593+553945512812219
08/07/26588053945412414216
07/31/26588+154045112713219
07/24/26587-154245012712204
07/17/26588+754445212613198
07/10/26581+153744512614179
07/02/26580+753944512611190
06/26/26573+1054744012510197
06/19/26563+15544331229186
06/12/26562-15554331218180
06/05/26563+155943112410169
05/29/26562+456342912518162
05/22/26558+756642512519138
05/15/26551+357641512817124
05/08/26548+157841012918124
05/01/26547+358440813019123
04/24/26544+158740712911130
04/17/26543-258541012512130
04/10/26545-358341112714135
04/02/26548+559041113011142
03/27/26543-959240912711153
03/20/26552-159341413112177
03/13/26553+259241213312197
03/06/26551+159241113218205
02/27/26550-159340713417214
02/20/26551059240913318224
02/13/26551058840913317222
02/06/26551+558641213016228
01/30/26546+258241112514232
01/23/26544+157641112215231
01/16/26543-158041012216226
01/09/26544-258440912416197
12/30/25546+158941212516101
12/23/25545+358940912716118
12/19/25542-658940612715185
12/12/25548-158941412717192
12/05/25549+558941312919191
11/26/25544-1058240713018188
11/21/25554+558341912719195
11/14/25549+158441712519188
11/07/25548+258541412819191
10/31/25546-458541412519187
10/24/25550+258542012121199
10/17/25548+158541812117198
10/10/25547-258641812015193
10/03/25549058542211815190
09/26/25549+758742411714190
09/19/25542+358841811813189
09/12/25539+259041611813186
09/05/25537+158241411813181
08/29/25536-258341211913175
08/22/25538-158541112213180
08/15/25539058641212213183
08/08/25539-158841112313180
08/01/25540-258641012413177
07/25/25542-258941512213182
07/18/25544+758642211713172
07/11/25537-258442410813162
07/03/25539-858542510813151
06/27/25547-758143210912140
06/20/25554-158843811114139
06/13/25555-459043911310138
06/06/25559-459444211413114
05/30/25563-36004619913112
05/23/25566-106004659811114
05/16/25576-260447310011121
05/09/25578-660347410111114
05/02/25584-360547910114120
04/25/25587+26134839913128
04/17/25585+26194819813134
04/11/25583-76174809713138
04/04/25590-26204899614153
03/28/25592-162148410314163
03/21/25593+162448610214180
03/14/25592-062948710014199
03/07/25592-162248610114234
02/28/25593+162948610213248
02/21/25592+46264889914244
02/14/25588+262148110114245
02/07/25586+462348010014249
01/31/25582+66194799813258
01/24/25576-46214729914245
01/17/25580-46204789814229
01/10/25584-561948010014216
01/03/25589-06214821031494
12/27/24589-06224831021495
12/20/24589-062048310214166
12/13/24589-062348210314191
12/06/24589+762648210215194
11/27/24582-162547710013205
11/22/24583-16254799913201
11/15/24584-161847810114200
11/08/24585-061647910214207
11/01/24585-061847910216213
10/25/24585-062548010116216
10/18/24585-16244829918217
10/11/24586+162248110118219
10/04/24585-261947910218223
09/27/24587-16234849919218
09/20/24588-26304889620211
09/13/24590+86414889721218
09/06/24582-16324839419220
08/30/24583-26314839519220
08/23/24585-16324839719219
08/16/24586-26424839819217
08/09/24588+26544859719217
08/02/24586-36594829820219
07/26/24589+366448210121211
07/19/24586+266947710322197
07/12/24584-167547810023189
07/05/24585+468047910123175

Baker Hughes has kept track of the rig count since 1940. Record High: 4,530 on 12-28-81 Record Low: 244 on 08-14-20

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