Drilling activity resumed its decline this week, driven by oil-directed drilling. Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes said Friday its weekly U.S. rig count fell two rigs to 542, falling for the 12th ...

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The number of active oil rigs across the United States has dipped to 537, down two from last week and 48 fewer than this time last year, when the count stood at 585. Texas currently reports 255 active ...

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

Drilling activity snapped a 12-week losing streak, powered higher by a surge in natural gas activity. Oilfield services firm ...

The total number of active drilling rigs in the United States increased this week, driven by a rise in gas rigs, even as oil ...

Meanwhile Permian Basin drilling activity fell to a three-year low. Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes said Friday its U.S. rig count slipped one rig to 592 rigs for the week.

Increasing oil prices are leading to more drilling activity in several major plays in the US, including the prolific Permian basin of west Texas and south-eastern New Mexico. According to a weekly ...

Mar. 7—The rig count in the Permian Basin was down one this week, the latest count Friday by Baker Hughes shows, with 304 rigs active in the region. A year ago, 313 rigs were active in the region.

Holding the Permian Basin’s crude oil production at the current level of 6.4 million barrels per day requires companies to pare the number of active drilling rigs by about 10%.

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