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Total active rigs drilling for oil and gas in the U.S. rose by 2 to 619, the first gain after four straight weekly declines, Baker Hughes reported Friday in its latest weekly rig count.
Drilling rigs targeting crude oil in the U.S. climbed by 5 this week to 511, down by 80 from this time a year ago, while gas rigs lost 3 to 106, down 53 compared to last year, and 2 rigs were classified as miscellaneous.
Rigs targeting oil in the Permian Basin gained 3 to 314, while the Eagle Ford remained flat at 50.
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