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

15/05/2026 Argaam Exclusive

The number of oil rigs in the US increased five units to 415 during the week ended May 15, according to data released Friday by Baker Hughes.

Oil and gas exploration platforms - USA

Item	Year Before	Last Week	Current	Weekly Change	Yearly Change
No. of Rig Count	473	410	415	5+	(58)
Gas	100	129	128	(1)	28
Oil & Gas	573	539	543	4+	(30)

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Commodities

Name

Price

Change (value)

Change (%)

Brent Crude Oil

107.70

3.45

3.27 %

Nymex

95.44

3.02

3.23 %

Natural Gas

3.12

(0.13)

(4.26 %)

Gold

4,154.90

(165.60)

(3.84 %)

Silver

61.04

(3.28)

(5.10 %)

High Grade Copper

6.62

(0.15)

(2.25 %)

Iron Ore

97.06

(0.08)

(0.08 %)

Aluminum

3,458.75

7.25

0.21 %

LEAD

1,908.50

(21.00)

(1.09 %)

Zinc

3,862.50

(29.50)

(0.76 %)

Steel

1,307.00

5.00

0.38 %

Wheat (CBOT)

685.25

(18.20)

(2.59 %)

Corn (CBOT)

518.00

(10.40)

(1.97 %)

Coffee (ICEUS)

290.35

11.75

4.23 %

Whole Milk Powder

4,437.50

(12.50)

(0.28 %)

Skim Milk Powder

3,612.50

(25.00)

(0.69 %)

Refining margins

18.87

0.06

0.32 %

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Fujairah Fuel Pric (mt) ($)

LPG (mt) ($)

VLCC "TC/1Year" ($)

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