The overall drilling rig count in North America is up 26 units to 786 for the week ended July 17, with Canada’s double-digit oil-directed rig count increase leading the way, according to Baker Hughes Inc. data.

The overall rig count in Canada rose 19 units to reach 198 rigs working for the week. The count is up 2 units from this time a year ago. Of those 198 rigs working, 136 were drilling for oil, up 18 from last week. Two additional rigs were drilling for gas in Canada for a total of 59. The count is 7 more than the same period in 2025.

The US drilling rig count ended the week with 588 rigs working. The count is 7 more than this time last week and 44 more than this time last year.

In the US, 572 rigs were drilling on land, 7 more than last week. An additional rig drilling in US inland waters brought the count to 3, offsetting a 1-rig decline that brought the offshore count to 13.

Of the major US oil and gas producing states, four saw rig counts increase. Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma each saw rigs counts increase by 2 units to respective counts of 274, 96, and 50. Utah’s rig count increased by a single unit to end the week with 14 rigs working. None of the states dropped rigs this week.