Wall Street Journal | Four Fewer US Oil Rigs in Latest Week Wall Street Journal The number of oil rigs in the U.S. peaked at 1,609 in October 2014. According to Baker Hughes, the number of U.S. gas rigs fell by one in the latest week to 86. The U.S. offshore-rig count was 24 in the latest week, down one from the previous week and ... Oil drillers dig for the bottom for rig counts US oil rig count falls for the seventh straight week |