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The number of oil rigs in the US rose by seven in the week ended Friday, according to data compiled by energy services company Baker Hughes (BKR). The count for oil increased to 488 rigs from 481 last ...

U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a fourth week in a row to the highest level since June, energy ...

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The added rigs are evenly split, one oil-targeted, and one gas-targeted, bringing the respective totals to 481 and 101 rigs ...

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