The total count of active drilling rigs in the U.S. rose by 3 to 775, 29% above the level at the same time last year, Baker Hughes said in its latest weekly report.
Drilling rigs targeting crude oil in the U.S. rose by 5 to 623, while gas rigs slipped by 2 to 150 and 2 rigs remained classified as miscellaneous.
Rigs targeting oil in the Permian Basin increased by 3 to 353.
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