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US energy drillers this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a ninth consecutive week according to data released on Friday, as mostly small producers respond to high prices and prodding by the government to ramp up output.Since Moscow invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, the US government has urged …

Oil prices extended losses on Tuesday to a two-week low after ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine eased fears of another oil supply disruption, while coronavirus infections in China raised concerns about slowing demand for crude. Brent crude futures were down $5.95, or 5.6 percent, at $100.95 a barrel by …

US energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for the ninth time in 10 weeks after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drove crude prices to their highest since 2008.The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose 13 to 663 in the week to …

Baker Hughes, Friday, reported that the number of active U.S. drilling oil rigs rose by eight at 373 this week. The report signals a second successive weekly rise as last week, the oil rig count rose by six so, the total active U.S. rig count, including rigs drilling for natural …