(Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for the first time in four weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Thursday.

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week following the recent price slide, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Thursday ...

April 17 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for the first time in four weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes (BKR.O), opens new tab said in its closely ...

That’s still down 34 rigs or 5% from 619 last April. The number of rigs drilling for crude oil was up one to 481 rigs, still 30 rigs or 6% below 511 last year. The number of rigs seeking ...

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US Drillers Add Oil and Gas Rigs for First Time in Four Weeks, Baker Hughes Says By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for the first time in four ...

FILE - A plume of smoke rises from fires on BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) FILE - A plume of smoke rises from ...

(Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for the first time in four weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Thursday. The oil and ...

A year ago, the numbers were 619 and 127, respectively. Of the rigs working in the US and its waters this week, 481 were drilling for oil and 98 were drilling for gas. There were 569 rigs on land ...