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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 ...

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell yet again in the week ended June 6, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on ...

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 ...

The government's latest state-by-state assessment shows Kansas crude oil production in March rising nearly four percent from ...

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 ...

In its monthly Short Term Energy Outlook, the EIA said it expects U.S. crude- oil output will slip to 13.3 million barrels a day in the fourth quarter of 2026 from a record 13.5 million barrels a day ...

The U.S. dropped four rigs week on week, while Canada added two rigs during the same timeframe, taking the total North ...

The number of oil rigs, an indicator of short-term production in the country, fell to 461 for the week ending May 30. The ...

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 Alberta government has entered into an agreement to cut down on the number of inspection stops for oilfield service rigs.

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 ...