US oil rig count falls one unit to 410: Baker Hughes

17/04/2026 Argaam Exclusive

The number of oil rigs in the US declined one unit to 410 in the week ending April 17, according to data released on Friday by Baker Hughes.

Meanwhile, the natural gas rigs fell two units to 125.

Oil and gas exploration platforms - USA

Item	Year Before	Last Week	Current	Weekly Change	Yearly Change
No. of Rig Count	481	411	410	(1)	(71)
Gas	98	127	125	(2)	27
Oil & Gas	579	538	535	(3)	(44)

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6 Months
Year
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All

Commodities

Name

Price

Change (value)

Change (%)

Brent Crude Oil

90.38

(9.01)

(9.15 %)

Nymex

83.85

(10.84)

(11.63 %)

Natural Gas

2.67

0.03

1.01 %

Gold

4,831.99

41.25

0.86 %

Silver

80.85

2.41

3.08 %

High Grade Copper

6.11

0.04

0.63 %

Iron Ore

106.85

(0.26)

(0.24 %)

Aluminum

3,512.00

(79.25)

(2.20 %)

LEAD

1,962.50

15.50

0.79 %

Zinc

3,429.00

8.50

0.25 %

Steel

1,079.00

3.00

0.28 %

Wheat (CBOT)

599.25

(7.20)

(1.19 %)

Corn (CBOT)

448.75

0.20

0.04 %

Coffee (ICEUS)

284.25

(6.15)

(2.11 %)

Whole Milk Powder

3,975.00

(12.50)

(0.31 %)

Skim Milk Powder

3,237.50

37.50

1.16 %

Refining margins

(7.94)

4.52

(36.28 %)

VLCC "Spot"

Fujairah Fuel Pric (mt) ($)

VLCC "TC/1Year" ($)

LPG (mt) ($)

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