Oil rigs are up for the 9th consecutive week

The weekly Baker Hughes rig counts have been released with:

  • Oil rigs 289 vs. 287 last week
  • Gas rigs 88 vs. 85 last week
  • Total rigs 378 vs. 373 last week

The price of WTI crude oil futures was trading at $52.38 just before the release. The price is currently at $52.30.

Although oil rig counts are up for the 9th consecutive week, it still is well below the 2020 highs which were up near 683.

Baker Hughes oil rig count