Baker Hughes reported that for the week ended January 9, 2026, the number of U.S. rotary drilling rigs fell by 2 to 544.
The number of gas drilling rigs decreased by 1 to 124 and the number of oil drilling rigs decreased by 1 to 420. The total number of U.S. drilling rigs decreased by 40 rigs year over year. comparison.
Meanwhile, the number of drilling rigs in Canada increased by 96 to 197 in the week ending January 9. The number of drilling rigs in Canada increased by 19 compared to the same reporting period in the previous year.




