U.S. energy firms this week added oil rigs for a third week in four and increased the rig count for the fifth consecutive month, even though oil prices this week fell to their lowest since October 2017. Drillers added two oil rigs in the week to Nov. 30, bringing the total count to 887, General Electric Co’s Baker Hughes energy services firm said in its closely followed report on Friday. For the month, the rig count was up 12 in November, matching last month and its fifth monthly increase in a row. The U.S. rig count, an early indicator of future output, is higher than a year ago when 749 rigs were active. Energy companies have spent more this year to ramp up production to capture prices that […]