North America oil and gas rig count rises to 823; Canada adds 3
en.Wedoany.com Reported - On October 23, energy technology services company Baker Hughes released its latest North America oil and gas rig count report. As of that week, the total number of active rigs in North America reached 823, up 3 from the previous week and up 74 from the same period in 2025. Among them, Canada's active rig count increased by 3 to 220, while the United States remained at 603. Canada's added rigs came mainly from oil drilling activity, while the United States saw an increase in oil rigs and a decrease in natural gas rigs.
Canada added 2 oil rigs that week, maintained 65 natural gas rigs, and added 1 miscellaneous rig to reach 3. Compared with the same period in 2025, Canada's total active rig count increased by 21. In the United States, oil rigs increased by 1 to 460, natural gas rigs decreased by 1 to 132, and miscellaneous rigs remained at 11, with year-over-year increases of 40, 11, and 2 respectively.
The United States had 589 land rigs, 13 offshore rigs, and 1 inland waters rig, all unchanged from the previous week. Among them, there were 12 active rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. Among major oil and gas producing states, New Mexico added 2 rigs to 98, Louisiana added 1 to 41; Utah decreased by 2 to 18, and Texas and Colorado each decreased by 1, falling to 277 and 11 respectively.
