Baker Hughes, the US oil services group that has agreed a $26bn takeover bid from its rival Halliburton, reported a $1.97bn loss for 2015 and forecast a continued decline in the industry throughout this year.
The number of rigs drilling oil and gas wells worldwide, which has fallen 46 per cent sinc
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