North American rig count unchanged as Canadian gain offsets US decline

The rig count in North America ended the week unchanged at 693 rigs working, according to Baker Hughes data.

The count is 61 units fewer than were drilling in North America this time last year.

US oil and gas drilling activity slipped slightly by a single unit this week, leaving 554 rigs running, down 34 from the same period in 2024. Canada gained a unit, ending the week with 139 total rigs working, 27 fewer than this time last year.

In the US, there were 5 fewer units drilling on land this week. At 538 units, the count is 29 units down from this time last year. Four additional units drilling offshore helped offset the decline on land. With 14 rigs running offshore, 10 were drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. The total number of rigs drilling offshore is down 7 from the same period in 2024. Two units were drilling in inland waters, unchanged from last week.

Land drilling operations fell by 5 rigs to 538 units.

Of the US rigs working, 438 were drilling for oil, down 1 rig compared with a week ago. With 111 rigs running, there were 2 fewer units drilling for gas this week. There were 5 rotary rigs unclassified, up 2 from the previous week.

Texas had the largest drop this week, down 4 units to 258 rigs working. Oklahoma dropped 2 units to end the week with 47 rigs working. North Dakota and Utah each dropped a single unit to end the week with respective counts of 29 and 9.

New Mexico and Wyoming each added 2 rigs this week. The states ended the week with respective counts of 92 and 23. With single-unit gains, Louisiana and Colorado ended the week with 32 and 9 rigs working, respectively.

Canada’s rig count increased by 1 unit from a week ago, reaching 139. The count is down 27 units from the same period a year ago.