Total active rigs drilling for oil and gas in the U.S. fell by 3 to 615, the fourth straight weekly decline, according to the latest rig count report Friday from Baker Hughes.
Drilling rigs targeting crude oil in the U.S. fell by 2 this week to 506, while gas rigs lost 1 to 109.
Baker Hughes said the oil rig count was down by 84, or 14%, from a year ago, and gas rigs were 49, or 31%, fewer than last year at this time.
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