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U.S. drilling activity remains steady with 592 rigs, but the Permian Basin sees a decline, falling three rigs to 301.

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The U.S. cut one rig week on week, and Canada dropped 14 rigs during the same period, taking the total North America rig ...

The oil rig count in the US increased by 1 this week, oilfield services company Baker Hughes data showed Friday. The number ...

U.S. December oil production increased by 95 kb/d to 13,491 kb/d, a new all-time high. According to the EIA, New Mexico’s ...

The economic landscape of Texas could see a significant shake-up if tariffs are ultimately imposed by President Donald Trump, with projections estimating a potential ...

The U.S. oil rig count dropped by two ... subcategory included in the rig count showed that, week on week, Texas added two rigs and Louisiana dropped one rig. A major basin variances subcategory ...

Artificial intelligence is speeding up oil and gas drilling and prompting companies to take a second look at places they had ...

Texas also had the greatest number of oil and gas businesses in the country last year of 23,549, followed by California’s ...

Baker Hughes said Friday its weekly U.S. rig count was up one rig to 593 rigs, the highest level since last June. Still, the rig count remains 36 rigs or 6% below the 629 reported last year. For the ...