Oil Rig Count Screensaver
The Oil Rig Count screensaver charts the real Baker Hughes rig count — the oil and gas industry's benchmark measure of active North American drilling activity, published weekly since 1944. It's free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
How the Oil Rig Count screensaver works
The chart plots real published Baker Hughes rig count history over recent years.
The most recent real count and its recent trend are shown alongside the chart.
Figures are real industry reference data, refreshed periodically as new weekly counts publish.
This is a real historical reference series, not a live tick-by-tick feed.
A worked example
The chart's swings track real oil-price cycles — rig counts climb when drilling is profitable and fall when producers pull back, a genuine industry pattern spanning decades.
Settings & tips
- Accent recolours the chart line.
- The count covers active drilling rigs across the U.S. and Canada.
- Baker Hughes has published this real benchmark weekly since 1944, the industry's oldest rig-count series.
Frequently asked questions
- Is the data real?
- Yes — it's based on Baker Hughes' own real, industry-standard rig count, published since 1944.
- Is this a live feed?
- No — it's real reference data updated periodically, similar to the site's Glacier Watch; Baker Hughes itself publishes weekly, every Friday.
- Is a key needed?
- No — it uses real published reference data with no live fetch.
- Is it free?
- Yes — free, no download, in your browser.