North America added one rig week on week, based on Baker Hughes’ newest North America rotary rig rely, which was revealed on February 6.
The entire U.S. rig rely rose by 5 week on week and the entire Canada rig rely dropped by 4 throughout the identical interval, pushing the entire North America rig rely as much as 779, comprising 551 rigs from the U.S. and 228 rigs from Canada, the rely outlined.
Of the entire U.S. rig rely of 551, 532 rigs are categorized as land rigs, 16 are categorized as offshore rigs, and three are categorized as inland water rigs. The entire U.S. rig rely is made up of 412 oil rigs, 130 fuel rigs, and 9 miscellaneous rigs, based on Baker Hughes’ rely, which revealed that the U.S. whole includes 483 horizontal rigs, 55 directional rigs, and 13 vertical rigs.
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Week on week, the U.S. land rig rely rose by three, its offshore rig rely rose by two, and its inland water rig rely remained unchanged, Baker Hughes highlighted. The U.S. oil rig rely elevated by one week on week, whereas its fuel rig rely elevated by 5 and its miscellaneous rig rely dropped by one, the rely confirmed. The U.S. horizontal rig rely rose by 5 week on week, its 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 six rigs, Louisiana added one rig, and California and New Mexico every dropped one rig. A serious basin variances subcategory included within the rig rely confirmed that, week on week, the Haynesville basin added seven rigs and the Permian basin dropped one rig.
Canada’s whole rig rely of 228 is made up of 155 oil rigs and 73 fuel rigs, Baker Hughes identified. Week on week, the nation’s oil rig rely dropped by one, its fuel rig rely dropped by three, and its miscellaneous rig rely remained unchanged, the rely revealed.
The entire North America rig rely is down 56 rigs in comparison with yr in the past ranges, based on Baker Hughes’ rely, which confirmed that the U.S. has lower 35 rigs and Canada has lower 21 rigs, yr on yr. The U.S. has dropped 68 oil rigs and added 30 fuel rigs and three miscellaneous rigs, whereas Canada has dropped 22 oil rigs and added one fuel rig, yr on yr, the rely outlined.
In its earlier rely, which was revealed on January 30, Baker Hughes confirmed that North America added three rigs week on week. The entire U.S. rig rely rose by two week on week and the entire Canada rig rely elevated by one throughout the identical interval, that rely confirmed.
Baker Hughes’ January 23 rig rely confirmed that North America added six rigs week on week, its January 16 rig rely confirmed that North America added 28 rigs week on week, its January 9 rig rely revealed that North America added 94 rigs week on week, and its December 30 rig rely confirmed that North America dropped 16 rigs week on week.
In line with month-to-month rig rely abstract figures in Baker Hughes’ newest rely, the North America rig rely stood at 779 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 knowledge, which Rigzone was directed to by the Baker Hughes staff, 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 knowledge 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 knowledge 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 trade since 1944, when Baker Hughes Device 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 trade and its suppliers”. The corporate notes on its website that working rig location data is supplied partly by Enverus.
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