# U.S. Oil and Gas Rig Count Falls by Three to 601 in Weekly Survey By John Kim Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/57028 Published: 2026-11-13T21:40:20.000Z Updated: 2026-11-13T21:40:20.000Z Section: Business > The tally had risen by one in the preceding week. The United States had 601 active oil and gas drilling rigs in the latest weekly count, three fewer than the week before. The count had increased by one in the preceding weekly survey. TokenPost previously covered [a weekly count of 603 rigs](). ## Links in this article - [a weekly count of 603 rigs](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/29244)