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The Permian Basin, as the largest shale-producing region in the United States, saw its rig count remain unchanged from last week, continuing the recent stable pattern of platform operations. Rig activity in the Eagle Ford Shale, Williston Basin, and Niobrara Shale also stayed steady, with no significant fluctuations observed.Notably, the Haynesville Shale added one rig this week, making it the only area among the seven major basins to experience a change—a possible indicator of minor adjustments in the region’s natural gas development activities. Meanwhile, the Utica Shale in the Appalachian region kept its rig count at previous levels.This week’s rig data reflects a cautious operating strategy in the US shale oil and gas industry under the current oil price environment. Except for Haynesville, the other six major basins have not adjusted drilling scale; producers appear more inclined to respond to market changes by optimizing the efficiency of their existing assets rather than expanding drilling plans.

The Federal Reserve accepted a total of 82 million US dollars from 4 counterparties in its fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

The three major European stock indexes all fell that day. Among the components of the London stock market, the top five gainers were: British American Tobacco up by 2.28%, InterContinental Hotels Group up by 2.17%, London Stock Exchange Group up by 1.83%, Sage Group up by 1.64%, and Marks & Spencer up by 1.57%. The top five decliners among the London stock market components were: packaging and paper company Mondi down by 11.12%, business services outsourcing firm Babcock International Group down by 4.60%, mining company Antofagasta down by 3.78%, pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca down by 3.70%, and fashion retailer JD Sports down by 2.94%.