The oil and gas rig count fell by one to 695.
The oil and gas rig count fell, for the fifth week in a row, to 696.
The U.S. oil and gas rig count fell by 44 this month, in the biggest drop in three years.
Oil prices increased thanks to a number of factors, including the U.S. debt limit, increased inventories of commercial crude and decreased inventories in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
U.S. oil rigs fell to 575 this week, but the number of gas rigs was unchanged.
The price of oil is facing headwinds from several factors, including concerns about the U.S.' regional banking sector and the impending U.S. debt limit.
The oil and gas rig count fell to 731, the biggest decline since June 2020.
Growth is set to decelerate sharply as the more recent slump in prices curtails new drilling and well completions.
The number of oil rigs went unchanged at 591, and gas rigs increased to 161 this week.
U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for the first time in four weeks, says Baker Hughes.