CNBC | US oil settles up 27 cents, or 0.6%, at $42.50 a barrel CNBC U.S. crude oil held gains Friday after oilfield services firm Baker Hughes reported its oil rig count rose for a fourth straight week. The number of rigs drilling for oil in the United States rose by 2 from the previous week, bringing the total to 672 ... Why US rig counts are rising even as oil plunges to new lows Oil bounces off lows Friday Weekly US Oil and Natural Gas Rig Count Unchanged at 884 |