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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...

SLB Stock Jumps 6% as Oil Tops $100 — Earnings Beat and a $10 Billion Q4 Guide Steal the Energy Spotlight

2026-10-23

SLB stock jumped about 6% on Friday, October 23, 2026, after the world's largest oilfield services company beat earnings expectations — on a day when crude oil topped $100 a barrel, energy was the...

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