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US Drillers Add Oil, Gas Rigs As Brent Tops $100 For First Time in Years

By Julianne Geiger - Mar 13, 2026,

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, bringing the total rig count in the US to 553 this week, down 39 from this same time last year.

The number of active oil rigs rose by 1 to 412 during the latest reporting period, according to the data. This is 75 below this same time last year. The number of gas rigs also rose by 1, reaching 133, which is 33 more than this time last year. The miscellaneous rig count stayed the same at 8.

The latest EIA data showed that weekly U.S. crude oil production fell this week, by 18,000 bpd in the week ending March 6, to 13.678 million bpd on average, 184,000 bpd under the all-time high.

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US Drillers Add Oil Rigs For Second Week In A Row As Prices Soar

By Julianne Geiger - Mar 20, 202

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, bringing the total rig count in the US to 552 this week, down 41 from this same time last year.

The number of active oil rigs rose by 2 to 414 during the latest reporting period, according to the data. This is 72 below this same time last year. The number of gas rigs fell by 2, sinking to 131, which is 29 more than this time last year. The miscellaneous rig count fell to 7.

The latest EIA data showed that weekly U.S. crude oil production fell this week, by 10,000 bpd in the week ending March 13, to 13.668 million bpd on average, 194,000 bpd under the all-time high.

US Drillers Add Oil, Gas Rigs As Brent Tops $100 For First Time in Years

By Julianne Geiger - Mar 13, 2026,

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, bringing the total rig count in the US to 553 this week, down 39 from this same time last year.

The number of active oil rigs rose by 1 to 412 during the latest reporting period, according to the data. This is 75 below this same time last year. The number of gas rigs also rose by 1, reaching 133, which is 33 more than this time last year. The miscellaneous rig count stayed the same at 8.

The latest EIA data showed that weekly U.S. crude oil production fell this week, by 18,000 bpd in the week ending March 6, to 13.678 million bpd on average, 184,000 bpd under the all-time high.

US Drillers Add Oil Rigs as WTI Jumps 14%

By Julianne Geiger - Mar 06, 2026,

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, bringing the total rig count in the US to 551 this week, down 41 from this same time last year.

The number of active oil rigs rose by 4 to 411 during the latest reporting period, according to the data. This is 75 below this same time last year. The number of gas sunk by 2, reaching 132, which is 31 more than this time last year. The miscellaneous rig count stayed the same at 8.

The latest EIA data showed that weekly U.S. crude oil production fell this week, by 6,000 bpd in the week ending February 27, to 13.696 million bpd on average, 166,000 bpd under the all-time high.

US Oil Drilling Activity Still Going Nowhere

By Julianne Geiger - Feb 20, 2026

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States stayed the same this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, keeping the total rig count in the US at 551 this week, down 41 from this same time last year.

The number of active oil rigs stayed at 409 during the latest reporting period, according to the data. This is 79 below this same time last year. The number of gas also held steady at 133, which is 34 more than this time last year. The miscellaneous rig count stayed the same at 9.

The latest EIA data showed that weekly U.S. crude oil production rose again this week, by 22,000 bpd in the week ending February 13, to 13.735 million bpd on average, 127,000 bpd under the all-time high.

U.S. Rig Count Holds Steady as Oil Drilling Slips and Gas Activity Climbs

By Julianne Geiger - Feb 13, 2026

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States stayed the same this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, keeping the total rig count in the US at 551 this week, down 37 from this same time last year.

The number of active oil rigs fell by 3 to 409 during the latest reporting period, according to the data. This is 72 below this same time last year. The number of gas rigs rose by 3, reaching 133, which is 32 more than this time last year. The miscellaneous rig count stayed the same at 9.

The latest EIA data showed that weekly U.S. crude oil production rose this week, by 498,000 bpd in the week ending February 6, to 13.713 million bpd on average, 149,000 bpd under the all-time high.
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US Oil Drillers Add Rigs Even in Price Uncertainty

By Julianne Geiger - Feb 06, 2026,

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose by 5 this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, bringing the total rig count in the US to 551 this week, down 35 from this same time last year.

The number of active oil rigs rose by 1 to 412 during the latest reporting period, according to the data. This is 68 below this same time last year. The number of gas rigs rose by 5, reaching 130, which is 30 more than this time last year. The miscellaneous rig count slipped by 1 and now is at 9.

The latest EIA data showed that weekly U.S. crude oil production fell again this week, by 481,000 bpd in the week ending January 30, to 13.215 million bpd on average, 647,000 bpd under the all-time high.

US Oil Drilling Continues to Flounder

By Julianne Geiger - Jan 30, 2026,

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose by 2 this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, bringing the total rig count in the US to 546 this week, down 36 from this same time last year.

The number of active oil rigs stayed at 411 during the latest reporting period, according to the data. This is 68 below this same time last year. The number of gas rigs rose by 3, reaching 125, which is 27 more than this time last year. The miscellaneous rig count slipped by 1 and now is at 10.

The latest EIA data showed that weekly U.S. crude oil production fell again this week, by 36,000 bpd in the week ending January 23, to 13.696 million bpd on average, 166,000 bpd under the all-time high.

U.S. Oil Drillers Add One Rig as Winter Weather Sets In

By Julianne Geiger - Jan 23, 2026

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose by 1 this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, bringing the total rig count in the US to 544 this week, down 32 from this same time last year.

The number of active oil rigs rose by 1 for the second week in a row during the latest reporting period, according to the data. Oil rigs are now at 411, which is 61 below this same time last year. The number of gas rigs stayed the same at 122, which is 23 more than this time last year. The miscellaneous rig count stayed at 11.

The latest EIA data showed that weekly U.S. crude oil production fell by another 21,000 bpd in the week ending January 16 to 13.732 million bpd on average, 131,000 bpd under the all-time high.
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EIA Sees USA Crude Oil Production Dropping in 2026, 2027

by Andreas Exarheas|Rigzone Staff | Wednesday, January 21, 2026

In its latest short term energy outlook (STEO), which was released on January 13, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projected that total U.S. crude oil production will drop in 2026 and 2027.

According to this STEO, the EIA sees U.S. crude oil output, including lease condensate, averaging 13.59 million barrels per day in 2026 and 13.25 million barrels per day in 2027. This production averaged 13.61 million barrels per day in 2025, the STEO showed.
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US Oil Drilling Activity Ends Down for 2025, But Production Still Near Highs

By Julianne Geiger - Jan 02, 2026,

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose by 1 this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published earlier this week, bringing the total rig count in the US to 546 this week, down 43 from this same time last year.

The number of active oil rigs rose by 3 in the reporting period for the second week in a row, according to the data. Oil rigs are now at 412, which is 70 below this same time last year. The number of gas rigs fell by 2 to 125, which is 22 more than this time last year. The miscellaneous rig count stayed the same at 9.

The latest EIA data showed that weekly U.S. crude oil production rose slightly by 2,000 bpd in the week ending December 26 to 13.827 million bpd on average, just 26,000 bpd under the all-time high reached just three weeks ago.

U.S. crude production remains close to recent highs even with far fewer rigs operating than a year ago. Weekly output has been largely stable over the past month, despite only modest changes in drilling activity. The rig count, at least so far, has not been a reliable signal for near-term supply shifts.
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