HOUSTON, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The number of active drilling rigs in the United States decreased by two to 310 rigs this week, down by 493 year on year, according to the weekly data released Friday by Houston-based oilfield services company Baker Hughes.
The active drilling rigs included 231 oil rigs operating in the U.S. oil fields, down by five from the previous week; 76 gas drilling rigs, up by three from the previous week; and three miscellaneous rigs, unchanged from last week.
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