US rig count increases, Canada unchanged - week 20, 2026

Monday, 18 May 2026 17:48:01 (GMT+3)   |   San Diego

Baker Hughes has reported that for the week ending on May 15, 2026, the US rotary rig count increased by three rigs week on week to 551.

The number of rigs drilling for gas decreased by one to 128, while number of rigs drilling for oil increased by five to 415. The overall US rig count is down by 25 rigs in the year-on-year comparison.

Meanwhile, the Canadian rig count remained unchanged at 124 rigs in the week ending May 15. The Canadian rig count increased by three compared to the same reporting period in the previous year.

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I graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a B.S. in Finance, and also have Masters degree from Northeastern Illinois University in Bilingual Bicultural Education and a Masters from Moody Bible Institute in Divinity. I have been in the steel industry since 2019, focusing on long products.  I now write on finished longs in Mexico, and cover market analysis and dynamics in North America.

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