North America dropped six rigs week on week, in line with Baker Hughes’ newest North America rotary rig rely, which was revealed on April 2.
Though the overall U.S. rig rely rose by 5 week on week, the overall Canada rig rely dropped by 11 throughout the identical interval, pushing the overall North America rig rely all the way down to 690, comprising 548 rigs from the U.S. and 142 rigs from Canada, the rely outlined.
Of the overall U.S. rig rely of 548, 536 rigs are categorized as land rigs, 11 are categorized as offshore rigs, and one is categorized as an inland water rig. The whole U.S. rig rely is made up of 411 oil rigs, 130 fuel rigs, and 7 miscellaneous rigs, in line with Baker Hughes’ rely, which revealed that the U.S. complete includes 485 horizontal rigs, 45 directional rigs, and 16 vertical rigs.
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Week on week, the U.S. land rig rely rose by six, its offshore rig rely remained unchanged, and its inland water rig rely dropped by one, Baker Hughes highlighted. The U.S. oil rig rely elevated by two week on week, its fuel rig rely rose by three, and the U.S. miscellaneous rig rely remained unchanged week on week, the rely confirmed. The U.S. horizontal rig rely rose by three week on week, its vertical rig rely rose by 4 week on week, and its directional rig rely dropped by two week on week, the rely revealed.
A serious state variances subcategory included within the rig rely confirmed that, week on week, Texas added two rigs, Louisiana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming every added one rig, and North Dakota dropped one rig.
A serious basin variances subcategory included within the rig rely confirmed that, week on week, the Eagle Ford basin added three rigs, the Cana Woodford, Haynesville, and Permian basins every added one rig, and the Williston basin dropped one rig.
Canada’s complete rig rely of 142 is made up of 88 oil rigs and 54 fuel rigs, Baker Hughes identified. Week on week, the nation’s oil rig rely dropped by seven and its fuel rig rely decreased by 4, the rely revealed.
The whole North America rig rely is down 53 rigs in comparison with 12 months in the past ranges, in line with Baker Hughes’ rely, which confirmed that the U.S. has lower 42 rigs and Canada has lower 11 rigs, 12 months on 12 months. The U.S. has dropped 70 oil rigs and added 26 fuel rigs and two miscellaneous rigs, whereas Canada has dropped 11 oil rigs, 12 months on 12 months, the rely outlined.
In its earlier rig rely, which was revealed on March 27, Baker Hughes revealed that North America dropped 33 rigs week on week. The whole U.S. rig rely decreased by 9 week on week and the overall Canada rig rely dropped by 24 throughout the identical interval, that rely confirmed.
Baker Hughes’ March 20 rig rely outlined that North America dropped 21 rigs week on week, its March 13 rely confirmed that North America dropped six rigs week on week, its March 6 rig rely confirmed that North America dropped eight rigs week on week, and its February 27 rig rely confirmed that North America dropped 11 rigs week on week.
In response to month-to-month rig rely abstract figures in Baker Hughes’ newest rely, the North America rig rely stood at 690 in April 2026, 733 in March 2026, 773 in February 2026, 742 in January 2026, and 718 in December 2025. The newest rely outlined that the North America rig rely stood at 739 in November 2025, 741 in October 2025, 728 in September 2025, 717 in August 2025, 707 in July 2025, 687 in June 2025, 690 in Could 2025, 725 in April 2025, 786 in March 2025, 836 in February 2025, and 791 in January 2025.
Archived Baker Hughes information, which Rigzone was directed to by the Baker Hughes group, outlined that the North America rig rely stood at 751 in December 2024, 789 in November 2024, 804 in October, September, and August 2024, 779 in July 2024, 750 in June 2024, 722 in Could 2024, 748 in April 2024, 822 in March 2024, 855 in February 2024, and 818 in January 2024.
This information outlined that, in 2023, the North America rig rely stood at 784 in December, 816 in November, 814 in October, 819 in September, 836 in August, 858 in July, 832 in June, 817 in Could, 861 in April, 948 in March, 1,006 in February, and 998 in January.
Going additional again, this information outlined that, in 2020, the North America rig rely stood at 432 in December, 405 in November, 361 in October, 316 in September, 303 in August, 288 in July, 292 in June, 371 in Could, 598 in April, 904 in March, 1,039 in February, and 996 in January.
Baker Hughes states on its web site that it has issued rig counts as a service to the petroleum business since 1944, when Baker Hughes Instrument Firm started weekly counts of U.S. and Canadian drilling exercise. On its web site, the corporate describes the figures as “an essential enterprise barometer for the drilling business and its suppliers”. The corporate notes on its web site that working rig location data is offered partly by Enverus.
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