HOUSTON (AP) — Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose five this week to 1,913.
The Houston firm said Friday in its weekly report that 1,589 rigs were exploring for oil and 321 for gas. Three were listed as miscellaneous. A year ago there were 1,791 active rigs.
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