U.S. drillers add oil and gas rigs for second week in a row -Baker Hughes

Gulfport Energy

09/07/2021 18:02

July 9 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms added oil and natural
gas rigs for a second week in a row as oil prices recently rose
to their highest since Oct. 2018, prompting some drillers to
return to the wellpad. 
    The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future
output, rose 4 to 479 in the week to July 9, its highest since
April 2020, energy services firm Baker Hughes Co  BKR.N  said in
its closely followed report on Friday.  RIG-USA-BHI 
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