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US Drillers Add Oil Rigs as WTI Jumps 14%
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US oil drillers added rigs, with the total count reaching 551, despite being 41 rigs lower than last year, while oil rigs rose by 4 to 411, still 75 below last year's count.
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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 551 this week, down 41 from this same time last year. The number of active oil rigs rose by 4 to 411 during the latest reporting period, according to the data. This is 75 below this same time last year. The number of gas sunk by 2, reaching 132, which is 31 more than this time last year. The miscellaneous rig count stayed the same at 8. The latest EIA…
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