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Jan. 31—The rig count in the Permian Basin was up five this week, the latest count Friday by Baker Hughes shows, with 303 rigs active in the region. A year ago, 311 rigs were active in the region.

U.S. drilling activity increased with the Permian Basin leading the surge, as Baker Hughes reports a rise in rig count for ...

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

Jan. 24—The rig count in the Permian Basin was down six this week, the latest count Friday by Baker Hughes shows, with 298 rigs active in the region. A year ago, 310 rigs were active in the region.

Wyoming’s oil production has been rebounding since March 2023. However, the rebound was impacted by the January 2024 storm.

The number of active rigs drilling for oil and gas in the U.S. rose by 4 to 586, a week after the count rose by 6, Baker Hughes said Friday in its latest weekly report. Despite the week's rig increase ...

Baker Hughes said this week's decline puts the total rig count down 45, or 7% below this time last year. Baker Hughes said oil rigs fell by six to 472 this week, their lowest since December 2021, ...

Drilling activity surged in the last week of January, led in large part by activity in the Permian Basin. Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes said Friday its weekly U.S. rig count rose six rigs to ...