Energy Preview: US Total Oil Rig Count Jumps By 7, Baker Hughes Reports

17 Oct 2022 , 08:15 AM

The number of total active drilling rigs in the United States rose by 7 last week, according to new data from Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count rose to 769 last week?226 rigs higher than the rig count this time in 2021. Oil rigs in the United States rose by 8 last week, to 610. Gas rigs slipped by 1, to 157. Miscellaneous rigs stayed the same at 2. The rig count in the Permian Basin rose by 1 to 346 this week. Rigs in the Eagle Ford slipped by 1 to 71.Oil and gas rigs in the Permian are 79 above where they were this time last year. Powered by Commodity Insights