Mubasher: The number of U.S. oil drilling rigs levelled up for the seventh week in a row.
Oil rigs number increased by 15 rigs to reach 396 rigs in the week ended on 12 August, according to oil services company Baker Hughe on Friday.
The total number of drilling platforms for natural gas and oil also rose by 17 rigs to 481 rigs, with a decline of 403 rigs compared to the same period of 2015.