Number of active U.S. drilling rigs decreases this week


By Gao Lu
  • World
  • Saturday, 15 Aug 2020

HOUSTON, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The number of active drilling rigs in the United States decreased by three to 244 this week, down by 691 year on year, according to the weekly data released Friday by Houston-based oilfield services company Baker Hughes.

These active drilling rigs included 172 oil rigs operating in the U.S. oil fields, down by four from the previous week; 70 gas drilling rigs, up by one from last week, and two miscellaneous rigs, unchanged from last week.

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