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• Baker Hughes: US drillers cut most oil rigs in a week since November
  U.S. energy firms this week cut five oil rigs, the biggest weekly drop...
  U.S. energy firms this week cut five oil rigs, the biggest weekly drop since November, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday.
  
  Meanwhile, the total oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, fell by six to 613 in the week to April 26, the lowest since February 2022. Baker Hughes said that puts the total rig count down 142 rigs, or 18.8%, below this time last year.
  
  The number of oil rigs fell by five to 506 this week, while gas rigs fell by one to 105, their lowest since December 2021.
  
  The total rig count was down by eight in April, falling for the second month in a row. The oil rig count was unchanged and gas rigs fell by seven in April.
  
  
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• Closing Oil & Gas Prices for Friday
  Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery ...
  Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery rose 28 cents to $83.85 per barrel Friday. Brent crude for June delivery rose 49 cents to $89.50 per barrel.
  
  Wholesale gasoline for May delivery was unchanged at $2.76 a gallon. May heating oil was unchanged at $2.55 a gallon. May natural gas fell 3 cents to $1.61 per 1,000 cubic feet.
  
  
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• Natural Gas Storage Shows Net Increase 92 Bcf
  The EIA has...
  The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 92 Bcf as of April 19, 2024.
  
  According to EIA estimates, working gas in storage was 2,425 Bcf as of Friday, April 19, 2024. This represents a net increase of 92 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 439 Bcf higher than last year and 655 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,770 Bcf.
  
  At 2,425 Bcf, the total working gas is within the five-year historical range.
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• S&P 500, Nasdaq post sharp gains Friday as tech stock rally higher
  The U.S. equities market finished higher Friday as technology stocks...
  The U.S. equities market finished higher Friday as technology stocks rallied, with all three major benchmarks booking weekly gains.
  
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 153.86 points, or 0.4%, to close at 38,239.66.
  
  The S&P 500 gained 51.54 points, or 1%, to finish at 5,099.96.
  
  The Nasdaq Composite jumped 316.14 points, or 2%, to end at 15,927.90.
  
  For the week, the Dow gained 0.7%, the S&P 500 advanced 2.7% and the Nasdaq surged 4.2%. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 each booked their biggest weekly climbs since early November, while the Dow had its best week in about a month.
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• Apollo to Buy, Take Private U.S. Silica in $1.85B Deal
  Investment firm Apollo has agreed to buy and take private U.S. Silica...
  Investment firm Apollo has agreed to buy and take private U.S. Silica Holdings, a proppant services company, in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.85 billion, the companies said on April 26. As part of a definitive agreement, Apollo will give U.S. Silica a 45-day window to seek a more attractive offer.
  
  The deal comes amid consolidation among service companies in the wake of upstream deals that have in the past year created behemoth E&Ps, particularly in the Permian Basin.
  
  Under the terms of the agreement, U.S. Silica stockholders will receive $15.50 per share in cash for each share of common stock owned as of the closing of the transaction.
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