CNBC | US oil rig count rises for second straight week, up 3 rigs to 328: Baker Hughes CNBC Oil prices fell more than 2 percent on Friday as investors braced for a possible rise in the U.S. oil rig count this week and as a strong dollar again weighed on demand for crude futures. A slide in equity prices on Wall Street also pressured futures ... Oil down ahead of US rig count; strong dollar weighs Oil relinquishes $50 mark, but holds on to weekly gain Oil Prices Fall Below $50 as Dollar Rises |