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US Drillers Continue to Add Oil Rigs

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes pub…

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The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, bringing the total rig count in the US to 563, up 4 from this same time last year. The number of active oil rigs rose by 2 to 431 during the latest reporting period, according to the data. This is 11 below this same time last year. The number of gas rigs fell by 1 to 124, which is 10 more than this time last year. The miscellaneous rig stayed the same at 8. The latest EIA data showed that weekly…

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