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Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes said Friday its U.S. rig count fell four rigs to 559, the sixth consecutive weekly ...

U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for a fifth week in a row to the lowest ...

Baker Hughes (BKR) reports that the U.S. rig count is down 4 from last week to 559 with oil rigs down 9 to 442, gas rigs up 5 to 114 ...

U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for a sixth week in a row for the first time ...

US oil and gas rig counts hit their lowest since 2021 as drilling activity slows due to lower prices and market uncertainty.

Working on an oil rig has always been my dream job ... As a rigger, we mostly go to rigs when they want to shut it down to change a new spool (pipe). Offshore life can be fun and sociable ...

The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, held at 585 in the week to Oct. 25. , , Sign up here. Baker Hughes said the total count was still down 40, or 6% below this time ...

A year ago, 316 rigs were active in the region. Nationally, the oil and gas rig count is down three from last week at 584 rigs. A year ago, 605 rigs were active. The count shows that 479 rigs ...

An oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico ... Partial decommissioning, where only the upper section of the rig is taken down to a depth of approximately 85 feet, leaves the lower portion of the rig ...

A year ago, 314 rigs were active in the region. Nationally, the oil and gas rig count is down one from last week at 582 rigs. A year ago, 625 rigs were active. The count shows that 477 rigs sought ...

Baker Hughes (BKR) reports that the U.S. rig count is down 2 from last week to 576 with oil rigs down 1 to 473, gas rigs down 1 to 100 and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 3.The U.S. Rig Count is ...