--- title: "US drilling rig count gains 5 in latest Baker Hughes weekly survey" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/295971864.md" description: "The US active drilling rig count increased by 5 to 593 in the week ended August 14, according to Baker Hughes' latest weekly survey. Crude oil rigs rose by 1 to 455, while gas rigs climbed by 4 to 128. Ten rigs remained classified as miscellaneous." datetime: "2026-08-14T20:20:41.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/295971864.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295971864.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/295971864.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # US drilling rig count gains 5 in latest Baker Hughes weekly survey The number of oil and gas rigs actively drilling in the U.S. gained 5 to 593, Baker Hughes said Friday in its latest weekly report. The number of active drilling rigs targeting crude oil in the U.S. added 1 to 455 in the week ended August 14, while gas rigs climbed by 4 to 128, and 10 rigs remained classified as miscellaneous. The total rig count w... ### Related Stocks - [BKR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BKR.US.md) - [UCO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UCO.US.md) - [BNO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BNO.US.md) - [UNL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UNL.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Retireful LLC Decreases Stock Holdings in Baker Hughes Company $BKR](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297898111.md) - [ROI-Why oil importers are learning to live with longer trade routes: Maguire](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297894631.md) - [Crude Prices Jump as the US and Iran Exchange Attacks](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297539081.md) - [Fears of an Extended US-Iran Conflict Boost Crude Oil Prices](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297808111.md) - [Asia Distillates-Diesel timespreads, margins gain; cash prems hover at one-month low](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297500279.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**