{
  "id": 4004435,
  "title": "U.S. Oil Rig Count Falls by 5 as Gas Rigs Rise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/u-s-oil-rig-count-falls-by-5-as-gas-rigs-rise",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-28T17:24:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/US-Oil-Rig-Count-Falls-by-5-as-Gas-Rigs-Rise.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, Baker Hughes reported that the total number of active oil and gas drilling rigs in the United States remained at 588, marking a 52 increase compared to the same period last year. The count of oil rigs dropped by 5, falling to 447, which is 35 above the same time last year. Conversely, gas rig numbers rose by 5, reaching 132, an increase of 13 from the previous year. Miscellaneous rigs remained unchanged at 9. The Energy Information Administration's data indicated that U.S. crude oil production surged during the week ending August 21, averaging 13.843 million barrels per day (bpd), an increase from 13.830 million bpd from the previous week and a notable 461,000 bpd rise from a year ago. However, the number of crews completing wells, as estimated by Primary Vision's Frac Spread Count, decreased by 9 to 184 crews during the week ending August 21. Despite this, the count of active drilling rigs in the Permian Basin remained steady at 267, up by 12 rigs from last year. Similarly, the count in the Eagle Ford stayed consistent at 50, marking an 11 increase compared to the same time last year. Oil prices experienced a downturn, with Brent trading at $89.3594, down roughly $5 per barrel from last week, and WTI trading at $83.21, also down by $5 from the previous week.",
  "summary": "The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States stayed the same this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, with the total rig count in the US staying at 588, up 52 from this same time last year. The number of active oil rigs fell by 5, sinking to 447 during the latest reporting period, according to the data. This is 35 above this same…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}