Daily News Energy Headlines from October 20, 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. Oil Rig Count Falls - The number of rigs drilling for oil in the U.S. fell by seven for the week ending October 20, to 736. (Reuters)

NATURAL GAS
U.S. Gas Traders Brace for Warm Winter - Natural gas traders are facing the possibility of another mild U.S. winter. Temperatures from December through February will be above normal for much of the southern U.S., East Coast and Northeast, the U.S. Climate Prediction Center said in a report Thursday. (Bloomberg)

EARNINGS REPORTS
Schlumberger Profits Up in Third Quarter - Oil field services company Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) reported third-quarter 2017 net income of $545 million, compared with $176 million in 3Q16. (Business Wire)

Baker Hughes Reports Net Loss for Quarter - Baker Hughes, a GE company (NYSE:BHGE) reported a net loss of $104 million for third-quarter 2017. (Business Wire)

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