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

19/09/2025 Argaam Exclusive

The number of US oil rigs rose during the week ending September 19, according to Baker Hughes data on Friday, signaling a potential rebound in US crude production in the future.

The rigs increased by two units to 418 last week, marking the fourth consecutive weekly gain.

Meanwhile, the number of natural gas rigs was unchanged at 118 for the second week in a row.

Oil and gas exploration platforms - USA

Item	Year Before	Last Week	Current	Weekly Change	Yearly Change
No. of Rig Count	488	416	418	2+	(70)
Gas	96	118	118	0	22
Oil & Gas	584	534	536	2+	(48)

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Commodities

Name

Price

Change (value)

Change (%)

Brent Crude Oil

66.68

(0.76)

(1.13 %)

Nymex

62.68

(0.89)

(1.40 %)

Natural Gas

2.89

(0.05)

(1.74 %)

Gold

3,685.51

41.16

1.13 %

Silver

43.10

1.28

3.06 %

High Grade Copper

4.48

(0.01)

(0.30 %)

Iron Ore

102.03

(0.38)

(0.37 %)

Aluminum

2,545.75

(8.00)

(0.31 %)

LEAD

2,000.00

(2.00)

(0.10 %)

Zinc

2,890.50

(21.50)

(0.74 %)

Steel

825.00

0.00

0.00 %

Wheat (CBOT)

522.50

(1.60)

(0.30 %)

Corn (CBOT)

424.00

0.20

0.05 %

Coffee (ICEUS)

366.50

(14.35)

(3.76 %)

Whole Milk Powder

4,812.50

(100.00)

(2.08 %)

Skim Milk Powder

2,700.00

(87.50)

(3.24 %)

Refining margins

17.47

(1.12)

(6.02 %)

VLCC "Spot"

LPG (mt) ($)

Fujairah Fuel Pric (mt) ($)

VLCC "TC/1Year" ($)

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