Oil rig count in the U.S. by region February 2024
number of operational U.S. oil and gas rigs has increased again from a pandemic-induced slump on the back of tighter fuel supplies due to the Russia-Ukraine war.
The Permian basin is the region with the largest number of oil rigs in the United States. As of end of February 2024, there were 308 active rigs in the basin. This was around six times the number of rigs in Eagle Ford, which ranked second. Both basins are mainly located in Texas. The