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US Oil Drillers See Sharp Decline in Activity

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The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell yet again this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, following a 3-rig decrease last week, and a 10-rig decrease the week before that. The number of gas rigs rose by 5 this week, to…

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US Oil Drillers Continue to Back Off On Extended Price Slump

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The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell yet again this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, following a 4-rig decrease last week, and a 3-rig decrease the week before that. The number of gas rigs fell by 1 this week,…

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US Oil, Gas Rig Count Falls

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The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States slipped this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, after a 1-rig increase in the week prior. The total rig count fell by 1 rig, to 592, according to Baker Hughes, down 30 from this same time last year.

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US Rig Continues to Sag amid Rising U.S. Crude Production

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The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell yet again this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, following a 4-rig decrease in each of the two weeks prior. The number of gas rigs fell by 2 this week, to 111 for a gain of 13 active…

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U.S. Oil Rig Count Jumps as Gas Rig Count Slides

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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 1 rig dip in the prior week. The total rig count in the US fell by 2 to 590 rigs, according to Baker Hughes, down 30 from this same time last year.

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Oil Rig Count Plunges Amid Scary Price Environment

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The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States came crashing down this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, following a 6-rig decrease last week. The number of gas rigs slipped by 2 this week, to 98 for a loss of 1 active gas rigs

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US Oil Drillers Continue To Back Off As Prices Languish Below Breakevens

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The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States slipped again this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, following a 6-rig decrease last week. The total rig count in the US fell by 6 to 578 rigs, according to Baker Hughes, down 25 from this same time last year.