Baker Hughes

Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) has made investment in “new energy frontiers” a key part of its strategy moving forward, but management for the oilfield services provider still sees a bright outlook for the global natural gas market. Remarking on the company’s recently released 2Q2021 financial results, CEO Lorenzo Simonelli struck an optimistic tone when discussing…

The U.S. natural gas rig count rose two units to finish at 101 during the week ended Friday, a week that also saw a notable uptick in drilling activity in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), according to updated data from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Drilling gains in the United States for the…

More rigs flocked to the oil patch during the week ended Friday (June 11), offsetting a small decrease in natural gas-directed drilling to lift the combined U.S. count five units to 461, according to the latest data published by Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Oil-directed drilling increased by six units in the United States for the…

Propelled by sizable gains in the Permian Basin and Haynesville Shale, the U.S. rig count surged eight units higher to reach 448 during the week ended Friday (May 7), according to data from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Seven natural gas-directed rigs and two oil-directed rigs were added in the United States for…

Baker Hughes Co. is projecting global demand growth for oil and natural gas into the second half of the year, aligned with rising demand for carbon-neutral products. “As we look ahead to the rest of 2021, we remain cautiously optimistic that the global economy and oil demand will recover from the impact of the global…

Baker Hughes Co. is helping to front a hydrogen infrastructure fund as a cornerstone investor with Chart Industries Inc. and Plug Power Inc. Fuel cell manufacturer Plug Power intends to commit $200 million to the FiveT Hydrogen Fund, with infrastructure giants Chart and Baker Hughes each committing $60 million to sponsoring the fund. The Euro-denominated…

The U.S. natural gas rig count rose one unit to 84 for the period ending Friday (Jan. 8), while gains in the oil patch saw the overall domestic drilling tally surge higher, according to the latest weekly numbers published Friday by oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). In the United States, drillers added eight…

After some shuffling around in the major U.S. onshore plays, the domestic rig count added two units to finish at 348 for the holiday-shortened week ending Wednesday (Dec. 23), according to Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). An increase of two natural gas-directed units and one oil-directed unit, partially offset by the loss of one miscellaneous unit,…

The U.S. natural gas rig count increased one unit to 77 during the short holiday work week ended Wednesday (Nov. 25), while the overall domestic tally rose sharply on a double-digit increase in the oil patch, according to the latest figures from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). The United States added 10 rigs overall for the…