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Baker Hughes (BKR) reports that the U.S. rig count is up 2 from last week to 588 with oil rigs up 1 to 481, gas rigs up 1 to 101 and ...

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week, according to new data that ...

The oil rig count in the US increased by 1 this week, oilfield services company Baker Hughes data showed Friday. The number ...

Nationally, the oil and gas rig count is up four from last week at 586 rigs ... down $1.53 from last Friday's close. National benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude ended at $71.00 per barrel ...

U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a third week in a row for the first time since December 2023, ...

The rig count in the Permian Basin was up five this week, the latest count Friday by Baker Hughes shows, with 303 rigs active in the region. A year ago, 311 rigs were active in the region. Nationally, ...

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell ... on the day at $78.32, up nearly $3 per barrel compared to last Friday’s price. The Brent benchmark was ...