U.S. drilling activity increased for the third consecutive week, with Texas adding the most rigs, according to Baker Hughes.

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Baker Hughes, a leading energy services company, said that U.S. firms added oil and gas rigs this week for the third ...

The number of active rigs drilling for oil and gas in the U.S. rose by 2 to 588 for a third consecutive weekly gain, Baker Hughes said.

U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a third week in a row for the first time since December 2023, ...

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Jan. 31—The rig count in the Permian Basin was up five this week, the latest count Friday by Baker Hughes shows, with 303 rigs active in the region. A year ago, 311 rigs were active in the region.

The family of Joe Drennan, a 21-year-old journalist killed in a hit-and-run, have expressed their anger and devastation after his killer, Kieran Fogarty, received a jail sentence that will run ...

Massive whale sharks, the gentle giants of the ocean, are engaging in unexpected behavior. According to a new study, whale sharks use oil platforms as migratory stopover sites during their expansive ...

The total number of active oil and gas drilling rigs in the US decreased by four to 576. US crude oil production fell to 13.477 million bpd, down from 13.481 million bpd the previous week.

The name of the big-rig driver killed in a crash last week on Highway 101 between Orcutt and Los Alamos has been released. David Gutierrez Hernandez 54, of Bakersfield died in the crash ...