U.S. oil and gas rig count falls for first week in 10 Christian Fernsby ▼ | November 20, 2020 U.S. energy firms cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for the first time in 10 weeksArticle continues below The U.S. oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, fell by two to 310 in the week to Nov. 20, according to Baker Hughes. ■