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North America Provides Extra Rigs WoW

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Last updated: 2026/05/18 at 5:27 PM
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North America added three rigs week on week, based on Baker Hughes’ newest North America rotary rig rely, which was printed on Could 15.

Though the whole U.S. rig rely elevated by three week on week, the whole Canada rig rely stayed flat throughout the identical interval, pushing the whole North America rig rely as much as 675, comprising 551 rigs from the U.S. and 124 rigs from Canada, the rely outlined.

Of the whole U.S. rig rely of 551, 531 rigs are categorized as land rigs, 17 are categorized as offshore rigs, and three are categorized as inland water rigs. The whole U.S. rig rely is made up of 415 oil rigs, 128 gasoline rigs, and eight miscellaneous rigs, based on Baker Hughes’ rely, which revealed that the U.S. complete includes 484 horizontal rigs, 52 directional rigs, and 10 vertical rigs.

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Week on week, the U.S. land rig rely elevated by 4, its offshore rig rely dropped by one, and its inland water rig rely remained unchanged, Baker Hughes highlighted. The U.S. oil rig rely rose by 5 week on week, whereas the nation’s gasoline rig rely dropped by one and its miscellaneous rig rely additionally dropped by one, the rely confirmed. The U.S. horizontal rig rely rose by three week on week, the nation’s directional rig rely rose by two week on week, and its vertical rig rely dropped by two throughout the identical interval, the rely revealed.

A serious state variances subcategory included within the rig rely confirmed that, week on week, Texas added 5 rigs, New Mexico and Oklahoma every added one rig, Louisiana dropped three rigs, and Pennsylvania minimize one rig.

A serious basin variances subcategory included within the rig rely confirmed that, week on week, the Permian added 4 rigs, whereas the Haynesville dropped two rigs and the Marcellus, Eagle Ford, DJ-Niobrara, and Cana Woodford basins every dropped one rig.

Canada’s complete rig rely of 124 is made up of 76 oil rigs and 48 gasoline rigs, Baker Hughes identified. Week on week, the nation’s oil rig rely dropped by one and its gasoline rig rely rose by one, the rely revealed.


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The whole North America rig rely is down 22 rigs in comparison with yr in the past ranges, based on Baker Hughes’ rely, which confirmed that the U.S. has minimize 25 rigs and Canada has added three rigs, yr on yr. The U.S. has dropped 50 oil rigs and added 20 gasoline rigs and 5 miscellaneous rigs, whereas Canada has added two oil rigs and one gasoline rig, yr on yr, the rely outlined.

In its earlier rig rely, which was printed on Could 8, Baker Hughes confirmed that North America added two rigs week on week. The whole U.S. rig rely elevated by one week on week and the whole Canada rig rely additionally rose by one throughout the identical interval, that rely confirmed.

Baker Hughes’s Could 1 rig rely confirmed that North America dropped 4 rigs week on week and its April 24 rig rely confirmed that North America added one rig week on week. Previous to this, Baker Hughes’ rig counts confirmed a spate of weekly losses.

The corporate’s April 17 rig rely revealed that North America dropped seven rigs week on week, its April 10 rig rely confirmed that North America dropped 10 rigs week on week, its April 2 rig rely revealed that North America dropped six rigs week on week, its March 27 rig rely revealed that North America dropped 33 rigs week on week, its 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.

Baker Hughes’ February 20 rig rely confirmed that North America added two rigs week on week.

In accordance with month-to-month rig rely abstract figures in Baker Hughes’ newest rely, the North America rig rely stood at 672 in Could 2026. The final time a Baker Hughes month-to-month rig rely determine was decrease than this was in September 2021, Baker Hughes information confirmed.

Month-to-month rig rely abstract figures in Baker Hughes’ newest rely outlined that the North America rig rely stood at 679 in April 2026, 733 in March 2026, 773 in February 2026, 742 in January 2026, and 718 in December 2025. The most recent 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. 

The information outlined that, in 2022, the North America rig rely stood at 935 in December, 980 in November, 981 in October, 973 in September, 965 in August, 943 in July, 880 in June, 811 in Could, 796 in April, 846 in March, 856 in February, and 791 in January. In 2021, the North America rig rely stood at 729 in December, 726 in November, 704 in October, 661 in September, 657 in August, 628 in July, 568 in June, 512 in Could, 494 in April, 516 in March, 568 in February, and 530 in January, the information outlined.

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 website 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 website, the corporate describes the figures as “an essential enterprise barometer for the drilling business and its suppliers”. The corporate notes on its website that working rig location data is offered partially by Enverus.

To contact the creator, e mail andreas.exarheas@rigzone.com





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