Crude Oil Rigs in the United States increased to 425 in May 22 from 415 in the previous week. Crude Oil Rigs in the United States averaged 498.09 from 1987 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 1609.00 in October of 2014 and a record low of 98.00 in August of 1999. source: Baker Hughes Company

Crude Oil Rigs in the United States is expected to be 430.00 by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Baker Hughes Crude Oil Rigs is projected to trend around 460.00 in 2027 and 465.00 in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-05-15 05:00 PM
Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count
May/15 415 410
2026-05-22 05:00 PM
Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count
May/22 425 415 416
2026-05-29 05:00 PM
Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count
May/29 425


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
API Crude Oil Stock Change -2.80 -9.10 BBL/1Million May 2026
Crude Oil Production 13626.00 13237.00 BBL/D/1K Feb 2026
Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count 425.00 415.00 May 2026
EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change -3.33 -7.86 BBL/1Million May 2026
Baker Hughes Total Rigs Count 558.00 551.00 May 2026


Baker Hughes Crude Oil Rigs
US Crude Oil Rigs refer to the number of active US rigs drilling for oil in a given week.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
425.00 415.00 1609.00 98.00 1987 - 2026 Weekly
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