North American rig count up slightly as Canada adds oil rigs

Oil & Gas Journal · 2026-10-23 00:00 UTC

In North America, 823 rigs were working this week, up 3 from last week, and up 74 from this time last year.

There was little movement in rig counts in the US and Canada the week ended Oct. 23, according to a Baker Hughes report Friday.

In North America, 823 rigs were working this week, up 3 from last week, and up 74 from this time last year.

There were 220 rigs working in Canada this week, up 3 units from last week, and up 21 units from the year-ago period. This week’s Canadian rig count includes 65 gas-directed rigs, unchanged from last week, and 150 oil-directed rigs, up 2 units from last week. There was 1 additional unclassified rig working in Canada this week, bringing the count to 3.

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