US oil rig count unchanged, gas rigs decline: Baker Hughes

10/04/2026 Argaam Exclusive

The number of oil drilling rigs in the US remained unchanged at 411 units during the week ended April 10, according to data released on Friday by Baker Hughes.

Meanwhile, the number of natural gas rigs decreased by 3 units to 538.

Oil and gas exploration platforms - USA

Item	Year Before	Last Week	Current	Weekly Change	Yearly Change
No. of Rig Count	480	411	411	0	(69)
Gas	97	130	127	(3)	30
Oil & Gas	577	541	538	(3)	(39)

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Commodities

Name

Price

Change (value)

Change (%)

Brent Crude Oil

95.20

(0.72)

(0.75 %)

Nymex

96.57

(1.30)

(1.32 %)

Natural Gas

2.65

(0.02)

(0.82 %)

Gold

4,748.70

(16.70)

(0.35 %)

Silver

75.98

0.70

0.93 %

High Grade Copper

5.89

0.12

2.11 %

Iron Ore

106.63

0.36

0.34 %

Aluminum

3,414.75

81.75

2.42 %

LEAD

1,929.00

3.50

0.18 %

Zinc

3,332.50

7.50

0.23 %

Steel

1,005.00

4.00

0.40 %

Wheat (CBOT)

571.00

(3.40)

(0.59 %)

Corn (CBOT)

441.00

(2.60)

(0.58 %)

Coffee (ICEUS)

300.10

6.40

2.18 %

Whole Milk Powder

3,987.50

112.50

2.82 %

Skim Milk Powder

3,200.00

187.50

5.86 %

Refining margins

5.32

(5.68)

(51.64 %)

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Fujairah Fuel Pric (mt) ($)

VLCC "TC/1Year" ($)

LPG (mt) ($)

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