US oil rig count rises for seventh straight week: Baker Hughes

12/06/2026 Argaam Exclusive

The number of active oil rigs in the US increased two units to 433 during the week ended June 12, according to data released Friday by Baker Hughes, marking the seventh consecutive weekly increase.

Meanwhile, the number of natural gas rigs fell one unit to 554.

Oil and gas exploration platforms - USA

Item	Year Before	Last Week	Current	Weekly Change	Yearly Change
No. of Rig Count	439	431	433	2+	(6)
Gas	113	124	121	(3)	08
Oil & Gas	552	555	554	(1)	02

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Commodities

Name

Price

Change (value)

Change (%)

Brent Crude Oil

87.54

3.79

4.36 %

Nymex

79.26

(3.35)

(4.09 %)

Natural Gas

2.69

0.01

0.48 %

Gold

4,029.48

1.20

0.03 %

Silver

57.48

0.52

0.91 %

High Grade Copper

6.36

(0.02)

(0.26 %)

Iron Ore

98.30

(0.05)

(0.05 %)

Aluminum

3,396.75

(52.25)

(1.53 %)

LEAD

1,888.50

3.50

0.19 %

Zinc

3,575.00

10.00

0.28 %

Steel

1,192.00

4.00

0.34 %

Wheat (CBOT)

662.50

7.20

1.09 %

Corn (CBOT)

480.50

1.20

0.25 %

Coffee (ICEUS)

339.40

14.85

4.53 %

Whole Milk Powder

3,600.00

125.00

3.47 %

Skim Milk Powder

3,162.50

75.00

2.37 %

Refining margins

47.81

2.96

6.60 %

VLCC "Spot"

Fujairah Fuel Pric (mt) ($)

LPG (mt) ($)

VLCC "TC/1Year" ($)

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