US oil rig count decreases: Baker Hughes

27/03/2026 Argaam Exclusive

The number of oil drilling rigs in the US decreased by five units to 409 in the week ending March 27, according to data released Friday by Baker Hughes.

Meanwhile, natural gas rigs declined nine units to 536 during the same period.

Oil and gas exploration platforms - USA

Item	Year Before	Last Week	Current	Weekly Change	Yearly Change
No. of Rig Count	484	414	409	(5)	(75)
Gas	103	131	127	(4)	24
Oil & Gas	587	545	536	(9)	(51)

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6 Months
Year
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All

Commodities

Name

Price

Change (value)

Change (%)

Brent Crude Oil

112.57

4.56

4.28 %

Nymex

99.64

5.16

5.53 %

Natural Gas

3.03

0.10

3.32 %

Gold

4,524.30

115.30

2.62 %

Silver

69.76

1.78

2.62 %

High Grade Copper

5.49

0.02

0.32 %

Iron Ore

106.22

0.08

0.08 %

Aluminum

3,190.25

21.25

0.67 %

LEAD

1,900.50

10.50

0.56 %

Zinc

3,106.50

33.00

1.07 %

Steel

1,067.00

(3.00)

(0.28 %)

Wheat (CBOT)

605.00

0.00

0.00 %

Corn (CBOT)

462.00

(5.00)

(1.07 %)

Coffee (ICEUS)

301.70

(5.95)

(1.94 %)

Whole Milk Powder

3,875.00

100.00

2.58 %

Skim Milk Powder

3,012.50

150.00

4.98 %

Refining margins

23.68

0.23

0.98 %

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Fujairah Fuel Pric (mt) ($)

VLCC "TC/1Year" ($)

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