The Saudi Arabia drilling fleet holds at 248 active rigs on 23 April 2026, with 89.2% utilization and 34,648 ft of total footage drilled — up 4,429 ft day-over-day. Fleet count was unchanged from the prior day but is up 3 rigs versus last week; the most notable operational activity was 14 intra-area rig moves and 9 well completions, including a fast 3.6-day completion of ABJF-9 by SINO-11 reaching 9,116 ft TD.