Home / Market Update / Commodities / US Oil Rigs Rise for Fifth Week in Row

US Oil Rigs Rise for Fifth Week in Row

Oil and natural gas rigs in the United States increased for the eighth consecutive week, according to Friday’s weekly report by Baker Hughes.

This is the first time that oil rigs increased at this rate since June 2018, amid output cuts and price fluctuations.

Oil and gas rigs rose by four to a total of 300 this week, reaching its highest level since May.

As for oil rigs alone, an increase of five led to a total of 226 for the week ending on November 6.

Check Also

Sterling Rebounds Following Softer US PCE Data

The Pound Sterling bounces back strongly above 1.3400 against the US Dollar after soft US …