US oil rig count rises, says Baker Hughes

16/01/2026 Argaam Exclusive

US drillers added one oil rig week-on-week to 410, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday, Jan. 16.

However, natural gas rigs decreased by two to 122.

Oil and gas exploration platforms - USA

Item	Year Before	Last Week	Current	Weekly Change	Yearly Change
No. of Rig Count	478	409	410	1+	(68)
Gas	98	124	122	(2)	24
Oil & Gas	576	533	532	(1)	(44)

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Commodities

Name

Price

Change (value)

Change (%)

Brent Crude Oil

64.13

0.37

0.58 %

Nymex

59.44

0.25

0.42 %

Natural Gas

3.10

(0.03)

(0.79 %)

Gold

4,595.40

(28.30)

(0.61 %)

Silver

90.13

(2.26)

(2.45 %)

High Grade Copper

5.83

(0.16)

(2.68 %)

Iron Ore

107.15

(0.24)

(0.22 %)

Aluminum

3,097.50

(47.00)

(1.49 %)

LEAD

2,038.00

(58.50)

(2.79 %)

Zinc

3,207.00

(105.00)

(3.18 %)

Steel

964.00

0.00

0.00 %

Wheat (CBOT)

518.00

7.40

1.45 %

Corn (CBOT)

424.75

4.40

1.05 %

Coffee (ICEUS)

355.30

(2.90)

(0.81 %)

Whole Milk Powder

3,487.50

(12.50)

(0.36 %)

Skim Milk Powder

2,337.50

(50.00)

(2.14 %)

Refining margins

10.32

(1.92)

(15.69 %)

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LPG (mt) ($)

Fujairah Fuel Pric (mt) ($)

VLCC "TC/1Year" ($)

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