US oil rig count rises one unit to 412: Baker Hughes

13/03/2026 Argaam Exclusive

The number of oil drilling rigs in the US increased one unit to 412 during the week ending March 13, according to data released on Friday by Baker Hughes, marking the second consecutive weekly increase.

The gas rig count also rose one unit to 133 during the same period.

Oil and gas exploration platforms - USA

Item	Year Before	Last Week	Current	Weekly Change	Yearly Change
No. of Rig Count	487	411	412	1+	(75)
Gas	100	132	133	1+	33
Oil & Gas	587	543	545	2+	(42)

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Commodities

Name

Price

Change (value)

Change (%)

Brent Crude Oil

103.14

2.68

2.64 %

Nymex

98.71

2.98

3.08 %

Natural Gas

3.13

(0.10)

(3.14 %)

Gold

5,019.98

(59.09)

(1.16 %)

Silver

80.61

(3.26)

(3.88 %)

High Grade Copper

5.76

(0.11)

(1.91 %)

Iron Ore

105.14

0.42

0.40 %

Aluminum

3,423.25

(83.25)

(2.38 %)

LEAD

1,901.50

(34.00)

(1.75 %)

Zinc

3,293.50

(21.00)

(0.63 %)

Steel

1,033.00

(17.00)

(1.63 %)

Wheat (CBOT)

613.75

15.20

2.54 %

Corn (CBOT)

467.25

4.20

0.91 %

Coffee (ICEUS)

285.15

(6.65)

(2.29 %)

Whole Milk Powder

3,775.00

99.50

2.64 %

Skim Milk Powder

2,862.50

112.50

3.93 %

Refining margins

27.50

12.52

83.58 %

VLCC "Spot"

LPG (mt) ($)

Fujairah Fuel Pric (mt) ($)

VLCC "TC/1Year" ($)

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