NatGas Drilling Rigs Hit New High, 54 More than Pre-Pandemic

According to data compiled by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. natural gas producers are operating more drilling rigs now than they did when the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020. Before the pandemic, the number of rigs operating in the United States had generally been declining. In Jan. 2020, the gas-focused rig count stood at 112. That number took a nose dive and hit a low of 68 rigs on July 24, 2020 (the lowest since 1987). But as of Sept. 9 of this year, Baker Hughes reports that 166 natural gas-focused rigs were operating in the U.S.

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