U.S. energy companies added two new oil rigs in the week ending on Dec. 28, bringing the total count to 885, General Electric Co.’s Baker Hughes energy services firm said in a report on Friday.
The number of gas rigs also increased by one rig from the previous week to 198. Gas rigs stood at 182 a year earlier.
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US oil & gas rigs |
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Rigs |
A year ago |
Previous week |
Week ending Dec. 28 |
Week-on-week change |
YoY |
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Oil |
747 |
883 |
885 |
+2 |
138 |
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Gas |
182 |
197 |
198 |
+1 |
16 |
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Oil & Gas |
929 |
1,080 |
1,083 |
+3 |
154 |
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