Employment in the U.S. oilfield services and equipment sector rose by an estimated 4,677 jobs to 650,587 in December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Oil crept higher as broader risk-on sentiment helped traders overlook fears of tighter monetary policy from the Federal Reserve.
Neptune Energy has started producing oil at its Romerberg 6 well in Speyer, southwestern Germany.
The Energy Department last week rejected all offers to replenish the stockpile.
Texas crude oil production is yoyoing.
Baker Hughes has named Ganesh Ramaswamy as the executive vice president of the Industrial & Energy Technology business segment effective January 16.
China’s generous quota for crude imports boosted oil with renewed hopes for a demand revival in the world’s largest buyer.
Shell said its gas-trading earnings were ‘significantly higher’ in Q4 of 2022 as the firm overcame challenges encountered earlier in the year.
Louisiana and Texas are set to gain thousands of energy jobs in the first part of 2023, LSU said in its 2023 Gulf Coast Energy Outlook.