Energy Preview: US Oil Rig Count Falls Slightly, Says Baker Hughes

12 Dec 2022 , 08:22 AM

The number of total active drilling rigs in the United States slipped last week, according to new data from Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count fell 4 to 780 last week?204 rigs higher than the rig count this time in 2021, and 295 rigs lower than the rig count at the beginning of 2019, prior to the pandemic. Oil rigs in the United States fell by 2 last week, at 625. Gas rigs also fell by 2, to 153. Miscellaneous rigs stayed the same at 2.Powered by Commodity Insights