This statistic displays the highest and lowest oil and gas rig counts in the United States and Canada that have been recorded since 1940 until July 2019. The highest oil and gas rig count in the U.S. that was recorded since 1940 was in the week of December 28, 1981 at 4,530 rigs.
Highest and lowest active oil and gas rig count in the United States and Canada from 1940 to 2019*
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Baker Hughes. (July 1, 2019). Highest and lowest active oil and gas rig count in the United States and Canada from 1940 to 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/718871/oil-and-gas-rig-maximum-and-minimum-count-in-canada-and-the-us/
Baker Hughes. "Highest and lowest active oil and gas rig count in the United States and Canada from 1940 to 2019*." Chart. July 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/718871/oil-and-gas-rig-maximum-and-minimum-count-in-canada-and-the-us/
Baker Hughes. (2019). Highest and lowest active oil and gas rig count in the United States and Canada from 1940 to 2019*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/718871/oil-and-gas-rig-maximum-and-minimum-count-in-canada-and-the-us/
Baker Hughes. "Highest and Lowest Active Oil and Gas Rig Count in The United States and Canada from 1940 to 2019*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/718871/oil-and-gas-rig-maximum-and-minimum-count-in-canada-and-the-us/
Baker Hughes, Highest and lowest active oil and gas rig count in the United States and Canada from 1940 to 2019* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/718871/oil-and-gas-rig-maximum-and-minimum-count-in-canada-and-the-us/ (last visited November 16, 2024)
Highest and lowest active oil and gas rig count in the United States and Canada from 1940 to 2019* [Graph], Baker Hughes, July 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/718871/oil-and-gas-rig-maximum-and-minimum-count-in-canada-and-the-us/
