Energy Preview: US Oil Rig Count Edges Up By 1, Says Baker Hughes

21 Nov 2022 , 08:38 AM

The number of total active drilling rigs in the United States rose by 3 last week, according to new data from Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count increased to 782 last week?219 rigs higher than the rig count this time in 2021, and 297 rigs lower than the rig count at the beginning of 2019, prior to the pandemic. Oil rigs in the United States rose by 1 last week, to 623. Gas rigs rose by 2 to 157. Miscellaneous rigs stayed the same at 2.Powered by Commodity Insights