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The number of active rigs drilling for oil and gas in the U.S. rose for the second week in a row, adding 2 to 587, according to new data published by Baker Hughes.

Wednesday closed down -1.40 (-2.20%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM25) closed down -0.0165 (-0.79%). Crude oil and gasoline ...

WTI crude oil (CLM25) today is down -1.82 (-2.86%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBK25) is down -0.0265 (-1.27%). Crude oil and ...

A bill in the Texas Legislature would require oil and gas drillers to notify landowners before burying toxic waste on their ...

U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for the first time in four weeks, energy services firm Baker ...

Companies struggle to drill profitably below $65 a barrel, and rising input costs further discourage drilling, potentially benefiting OPEC and impacting rig counts. US President Donald Trump moved on ...

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, following a 2 rig dip in the prior week.

(Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week cut oil rigs by the most in a week since June 2023, lowering the total oil and natural gas rig count for a third consecutive week, energy services firm ...

Increased production efficiency counteracted a decrease in the number of active oil rigs, resulting in L48 production increasing 3% last year. Unlike in the L48 states, production in Alaska and ...

Opening bell – okay, honestly, is it just me or does the bell look EXACTLY like an old-timey oil drilling rig? Specifically the wooden suspension from There Will Be Blood. Setting the tone ...