Baker Hughes reported the total number of rotary drilling rigs operating in the United States increased by 13 week.

Here are some of Rigzone's top upstream stories during the last week, just in case you missed them...

Oil slid by the most in three weeks as a stronger dollar and weak US economic data stoked concerns over an economic rebound.

Look back at oil and gas market hits and misses for the week ending Jan. 15, 2021.

Total reported Friday that it has decided not to renew its membership in the American Petroleum Institute (API) for 2021.

The probe, reported by the Wall Street Journal, may cast a shadow over Exxon's efforts to turn a corner.

NuStar's Shay Bluntzer is the new chairman of the Texas Pipeline Association.

Maersk Drilling announced Friday that it has received notice of early termination of a one-well contract with Dana Petroleum Denmark B.V.

Energean plc (LSE: ENOG) has announced that it has taken a Final Investment Decision on the Karish North gas development, offshore Israel.

Total (NYSE: TOT) has announced that it and Apache Corporation (Nasdaq: APA) have made a 'significant' new oil and gas discovery at the Keskesi East-1 well in Block 58 off the coast of Suriname.

Nord Stream 2 AG plans to complete major construction work on one of two branches of the controversial Russian gas link in the first half of 2021.

The Trump administration blacklisted China's third-biggest oil company over its drilling in the South China Sea.

Oil declined from a 10-month high as the dollar strengthened, taking the steam out of a recent rally.

The Maersk Resolve, above, will drill a development well at Grove North East in the UK North Sea. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling

Oil rose to a new 10-month high in New York.

This photo shows an electric frac job underway at a Cimarex Energy well pad in the Permian Basin of West Texas. PHOTO SOURCE: Halliburton

Equinor and YPF have agreed to jointly farm-down a nearly one-third non-operated stake in the CAN 100 block offshore Argentina to Shell

The private equity firm, which said it owns a 2.4% stake in Ovintiv, argues that the company is falling behind its peers.

South Korea has asked Qatar for 'maximum support' to secure the release of an oil tanker seized by Iran this month.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company has created a new Downstream Industry, Marketing & Trading Directorate, effective January 17, 2021.