--- title: "Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count: 462 (Oct 9), next Oct 16" description: Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count printed 462 on Oct 9, 2026 against a 456 prior. Consensus, prior, surprise and release history, captured live as it prints. source: Helious canonical: "https://helious.io/data/baker-hughes-rigs" --- # Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count: release dates, results and history Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count last printed 462 on Fri, Oct 9, 2026 against a 456 prior. The next release is Friday, October 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET. Captured live by Helious the moment it printed. Friday's count is the standard read on US drilling and on how producers are responding to the price of crude. They respond slowly. Rigs lag crude by months, so the count is where the market checks whether anyone is chasing a rally or capital discipline is holding. A count that falls while prices stay firm points to a tighter forward balance. NEXT RELEASE Friday, October 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET Next release **--:--** LATEST PRINT: FRI, OCT 9, 2026 462actual forecast 456prior [Full print analysis →](https://helious.io/news/rel-ev-1a056313e4e71257/baker-hughes-us-oil-rig-count-462) ## The trend DESK-CAPTURED PRINTS · LAST 15 462454445 2026-072026-10 Every print the desk has captured for this series, drawn as a trend. The graded history, with consensus and the standard-deviation surprise on every row, comes through the [Helious API](https://helious.io/developers/). ## How it moves Treasuries Nothing in this trades rates directly. The count feeds the medium-term supply picture behind energy inflation expectations, and it moves slowly. Treasuries almost never react on the release. See it scored live on the [Helious desk](https://helious.io/), or read [how the standard-deviation surprise is computed](https://helious.io/methodology). ## Recent prints, as captured by the desk DATEACTUALFORECASTPRIORSURPRISE (SD)PRINT Fri, Oct 9, 2026Oct 9 ’26 462 — 456 — [ABOVE PRIOR](https://helious.io/news/rel-ev-1a056313e4e71257/baker-hughes-us-oil-rig-count-462) Fri, Oct 2, 2026Oct 2 ’26 456 — 455 — [ABOVE PRIOR](https://helious.io/news/rel-ev-7b38455e68a48a5c/baker-hughes-us-oil-rig-count-456) Fri, Sep 25, 2026Sep 25 ’26 455 453 452 +0.40 [ABOVE FORECAST](https://helious.io/news/rel-ev-bc611a48d748e40c/baker-hughes-us-oil-rig-count-455) Fri, Sep 18, 2026Sep 18 ’26 452 451 450 +0.20 [ABOVE FORECAST](https://helious.io/news/rel-ev-4e550f9f4ecabe84/baker-hughes-us-oil-rig-count-452) Fri, Sep 11, 2026Sep 11 ’26 450 — 449 — [ABOVE PRIOR](https://helious.io/news/rel-ev-9487eeb78b17265e/baker-hughes-us-oil-rig-count-450) Fri, Sep 4, 2026Sep 4 ’26 449 — 447 — [ABOVE PRIOR](https://helious.io/news/rel-ev-ba502c1a5b8933d8/baker-hughes-us-oil-rig-count-449) The 6 most recent prints from the desk's live capture, which began in July 2026, so what you see here is a sample rather than the whole record. Every row links the print page published the moment that number landed, and the full graded history is served by the [API](https://helious.io/developers/). ## FAQ ### What was the latest Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count print? Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count last printed 462 on Fri, Oct 9, 2026 against a 456 prior. The next release is Friday, October 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET. Captured live by Helious the moment it printed. ### When is the next Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count release? The next Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count release is Friday, October 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET. Helious posts the print, the surprise against consensus and a verdict the second it lands. Weekly, every Friday · 1:00 PM ET · [download a sample (CSV, recent rows)](https://helious.io/data/baker-hughes-rigs.csv), free to cite with a link to this page. The full history comes through the [Helious API](https://helious.io/developers/) and MCP at [api.helious.io/mcp](https://api.helious.io/mcp), with depth set by plan. [Catch the next print live →](https://helious.io/)