The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week, according to new data that ...

The number of oil and gas rigs actively drilling in the U.S. fell by 3 to 545, falling for the third time in four weeks, Baker Hughes said Friday in its latest survey. During the week ended April 10, ...

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The rig count in Canada is up 3 units to 193 rigs working for the week ended Oct. 10, according to Baker Hughes data. The weekly total is down 26 units from the 219 rigs working this time a year ago.

Oil rigs are structures used to extract crude oil and natural gas from beneath the Earth's surface, and there are many spread all over the globe. While most people think of offshore oil platforms as ...