UPDATE 1-U.S. oil rig count holds steady after six weeks of gains -Baker Hughes
May 18, 2018 at 13:22 PM EDT
May 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. oil rig count held steady this week after rising for six weeks in a row even as crude prices soar to multi-year highs, prompting drillers to extract record amounts of oil, especially from shale.