The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States slipped this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, after a 1-rig increase in the week prior.

U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for the first time in three weeks, energy services firm Baker ...

while oil prices saw an increase before the rig data release. Drilling activity in the Permian Basin experienced a slight decline, and the Eagle Ford rig count held steady, both showing decreases ...