US oil and gas drilling rig activity increased this week with the addition of 7 rigs, bringing the total working rigs to 549. This week’s count, however, is down 38 rigs from the comparable period a ...

The Trump administration has finalized a plan to open the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil ...

The Interior Department also said it would allow a contentious road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge ...

Saudi Arabia’s oil drilling giant ADES Holding Company has received 99.6% shareholder approval for its merger with Norwegian rival Shelf Drilling. The Tadawul-listed ADES said the approval from Shelf ...

HOUSTON - Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN), a $2.1 billion market cap drilling services provider currently trading at $5.56 per share, reported an average of 93 drilling rigs operating in the ...

Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump approves contentious Alaska drilling, miningThe Trump ...

The decision drew immediate praise from some Alaskans but sharp condemnation from environmental and Indigenous groups.

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North America added eight rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes’ latest North America rotary rig count, which was released on September 26. The U.S. added seven rigs and Canada added one rig ...

Nigeria has made significant strides in reviving its oil and gas sector, with the number of active drilling rigs rising sharply from 31 in January 2025 to 50 as of July 2025. This surge in upstream ...