Daily News Energy Headlines from January 6, 2017

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News highlights gathered by Industrial Info and IIR Energy (Sugar Land, Texas) dealing with the energy markets.

PRODUCTION
U.S. Drillers Add Rigs for Tenth Week - Baker Hughes reports that the number of rigs drilling for oil in the U.S. increased by four for the week ending January 6 to 529, marking the 10th straight week of increases. (Reuters)

FINANCIAL
U.S. Oil & Gas Jobs Increase - The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the number of oil and gas extraction service jobs increased by 3,300 in November, its first increase since September 2014. (Reuters)

REFINING
EIA: U.S. Gasoline Prices in 2016 Lowest Since 2004 - The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports that U.S. gasoline prices in 2016 averaged $2.14 per gallon in 2016, 12% less than 2015, and the lowest annual average price since 2004. (EIA)

LyondellBasell Takes Houston Refinery Off the Selling Block - LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE:LYB) (Houston, Texas), which announced that it would try to sell its refinery in Houston last August, has said that the refinery will remain part of the LyondellBasell portfolio. (IIR)

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