US oil drillers cut rigs for 3rd week to Nov 2009 lows -Baker Hughes
April 8 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms cut oil rigs for a third week in a row to the lowest level since November 2009, oil services company Baker Hughes Inc said Friday, as energy firms keep slashing spending despite a roughly 50 percent jump in crude futures since hitting a near 13-year low in February. Drillers cut 8 oil rigs in the week to April 8, bringing the total rig count down to 354, Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report. The number of U.S. oil r