US oil and gas drilling rig activity increased this week with the addition of 7 rigs, bringing the total working rigs to 549. This week’s count, however, is down 38 rigs from the comparable period a ...

HOUSTON, TEXAS / ACCESS Newswire / October 3, 2025 / PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. (NASDAQ:PTEN) today reported that for the month of September 2025, the Company had an average of 93 drilling rigs ...

The number of oil and gas drilling rigs in the U.S. jumped by 7 to 549, Baker Hughes reported Friday, the highest since June and rising for the fourth week in a row for the first time since February.

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Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has sold four idle rigs for demolition, according to a weekly market report from Wirana Shipping. The units were sold in “as is” condition to an undisclosed ...

Despite a year-over-year decline, the North American drilling rig count increased by 7 this week, reaching 725. Oil rigs in Canada increased by 3, while the US added 2 oil-directed rigs. The drilling ...

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Luck Stone has begun using a fully autonomous Epiroc SmartROC D65 drill rig, the first fully autonomous surface drill delivered to the quarry market worldwide, according to Epiroc. The SmartROC D65 ...

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The total number of active drilling rigs in the United States increased by 7 to 544 rigs this week, according to Baker Hughes. The rise was primarily driven by a gain of 9 gas rigs, reaching a total ...