Saturday, June 21, 2025

U.S. Rig Count Chalks Up Zero Weekly Change

Rig activity was exactly flat this week compared to last, according to the Baker Hughes weekly rig count. The U.S. stayed pat at 1,048 rigs—but that’s up 104 from the same week in 2017. Canada, however, is down 24 rigs, week over week.   Area Last Count Count Change from Prior Count Date of Prior Count Change from Last Year

Exclusive Interview: Jeff Ventura, President & CEO of Range Resources

At EnerCom’s recent 2018 The Oil & Gas Conference®, Oil & Gas 360®’s Angie Austin interviewed Jeff Ventura, president and CEO of Fort Worth-based Range Resources. Ventura joined Range in 2003 as COO and became a director in 2005. Ventura became CEO in 2012.  Ventura holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering from the Pennsylvania

Exclusive Interview: Larry Bruno, President, and Gwen Schreffler, SVP Investor Relations, for Core Laboratories

Houston-based Core Laboratories (ticker: CLB) was a presenting company at EnerCom’s 2018 The Oil & Gas Conference®. During the EnerCom conference, Oil & Gas 360®’s Angie Austin interviewed Core Lab President Larry Bruno and SVP Corporate Development & Investor Relations Gwen Schreffler. In addition to being president of Core Lab, Bruno is an innovative technologist with a master’s degree in