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 ...

Baker Hughes (BKR) reports that the U.S. rig count is up 4 from last week to 586 with oil rigs up 1 to 480, gas rigs up 2 to 100 and ...

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U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a second week in a row for the first time since July 2024, ...

The active rig count in the US was up by 4 units for the week ended Feb. 7 with 586 rigs running, according to Baker Hughes data.

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 ...