The outlook for the US oil industry and the number of oil drilling rigs, which are considered to be indicators of short-term crude oil production, dropped 7 this week to 13 consecutive weeks.
According to the weekly data released by oil field service company Baker Hughes, the number of oil drilling rigs in the US fell to 199 in the week of 6 – 12 June, down 7 compared to the previous week.
While the number of oil drilling rigs in the USA fell 13 weeks in a row, total 484 decreased during this period.
The price of barrels of Brent oil, which closed at $ 38.55 on Thursday, finished Friday at the level of $ 38.73. The barrel price of West Texas (WTI) crude oil closed Friday at $ 36.26. WTI finished Thursday at $ 36.34.