US energy firms add rigs: Baker Hughes

31/07/2026 Argaam Exclusive

US energy firms this week added oil rigs for the week ended July 31, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report.

The oil rig count increased by one to 451, while the gas rig count remained unchanged.

Oil and gas exploration platforms - USA

Item	Year Before	Last Week	Current	Weekly Change	Yearly Change
No. of Rig Count	410	450	451	1+	41
Gas	124	127	127	0	03
Oil & Gas	534	577	578	1+	44

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Commodities

Name

Price

Change (value)

Change (%)

Brent Crude Oil

108.44

2.28

2.14 %

Nymex

105.97

4.49

4.40 %

Natural Gas

2.94

0.05

1.56 %

Gold

4,294.46

(4.30)

(0.10 %)

Silver

63.64

0.42

0.67 %

High Grade Copper

6.46

0.05

0.80 %

Iron Ore

97.55

(0.47)

(0.48 %)

Aluminum

3,409.75

(7.25)

(0.21 %)

LEAD

1,875.50

(3.50)

(0.19 %)

Zinc

3,830.00

27.00

0.71 %

Steel

1,265.00

(8.00)

(0.63 %)

Wheat (CBOT)

728.50

6.40

0.89 %

Corn (CBOT)

535.75

2.40

0.45 %

Coffee (ICEUS)

283.65

(6.85)

(2.38 %)

Whole Milk Powder

4,450.00

275.00

6.18 %

Skim Milk Powder

3,637.50

150.00

4.12 %

Refining margins

36.60

(1.20)

(3.17 %)

VLCC "Spot"

Fujairah Fuel Pric (mt) ($)

LPG (mt) ($)

VLCC "TC/1Year" ($)

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