Drilling activity rose for the second consecutive week, marking the first back-to-back increases since February. Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes said Friday its weekly U.S. rig count was up by two ...

The number of oil and gas rigs actively drilling in the US declined by 1 to 550, Baker Hughes reported in its latest weekly survey.

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Despite a year-over-year decline, the North American drilling rig count increased by 7 this week, reaching 725. Oil rigs in Canada increased by 3, while the US added 2 oil-directed rigs. The drilling ...

US drilling activity decreased by 7 units to 618 rotary rigs working this week, down from 770 during the same period a year ago, officials at Baker Hughes Inc. reported Friday. US drilling activity ...

In its weekly release, Baker Hughes Company BKR stated that the U.S. rig count was higher than the prior week’s figure. The rotary rig count, issued by BKR, is usually published in major newspapers ...

Singapore’s Energy Drilling has completed the US$85 million acquisition of three tender assist rigs from Seadrill. The global drilling market is bouncing back from a decade in the doldrums and, while ...

In its weekly release, Baker Hughes Company BKR stated that the U.S. rig count was lower than the prior week’s figure. The rotary rig count, issued by BKR, is usually published in major newspapers and ...