U.S. energy companies this week cut oil rigs for the first time in three weeks even as crude prices hover near three-year highs. A man works on the rig of an oil drilling pump site in McKenzie County outside of Williston, North Dakota, U.S., March 12, 2013. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo Drillers cut six oil rigs in the week to March 29, bringing the total count down to 798, General Electric Co’s Baker Hughes energy services firm said in its closely followed report on Thursday. Baker Hughes published its North American rig count report on Thursday, one day earlier than usual, due to the Good Friday holiday on March 30. The U.S. rig count, an early indicator of future output, is much higher than a year ago when 662 rigs were active. Energy companies have been steadily increasing spending since mid-2016 when crude prices began recovering from a […]