{
  "id": 9799571,
  "title": "U.S. Oil, Gas Drilling Perks Up As Pressure Mounts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/u-s-oil-gas-drilling-perks-up-as-pressure-mounts",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-25T17:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/US-Oil-Gas-Drilling-Perks-Up-As-Pressure-Mounts.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United States saw an increase in oil and gas drilling activity this week, as reported by Baker Hughes on Friday. The total rig count in the US climbed to 599, a 50-rig increase compared to the same period last year. Oil rig numbers grew by 3, reaching 455, up 31 from the previous year. Meanwhile, gas rig activity saw a modest rise of 1, totaling 135 rigs, an 18-rig increase from last year. Miscellaneous rigs remained unchanged at 9.\n\nDespite a drop in weekly U.S. crude oil production, the latest EIA data revealed that oil production averaged 13.939 million barrels per day during the reporting period, a slight decline from 13.944 million bpd the previous week but a significant 438,000 bpd increase from a year ago. The Primary Vision's Frac Spread Count, an indicator of crews completing wells, rose to 187, a 3-crew gain for the week ending September 18.\n\nIn the Permian Basin, active drilling rigs increased by 1 to 270, marking a 17-rig rise compared to the same period a year ago. Conversely, the Eagle Ford saw a loss of 1 rig, totaling 50, an 5-rig increase from last year. Oil prices experienced a dip before the data release, with Brent trading at $103.83 -2.60% per barrel, aligning closely with this same time last week's price. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) also saw a decline, settling at $92.12 -2.63%.",
  "summary": "The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, with the total rig count in the US rising to 599, up 50 from this same time last year. It is the second The number of active oil rigs rose by 3, reaching 455 during the latest reporting period, according to the data. This is 31 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."
}