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Rig Count Frozen at $116 Oil: U.S. Drillers Just Refused to Chase the Spike

2026-10-25

What happened, in one line The U.S. rig count stayed flat at 603 for a second straight week, even as Brent crude surged past $116 a barrel. Baker Hughes published the count on Friday, October 23, 2...

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