HOUSTON, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The number of active drilling rigs in the United States decreased to 619 this week, down by two from the previous week and by 156 from this time last year, according to the weekly data released by Houston-based oilfield services company Baker Hughes on Friday.
These active drilling rigs included 499 oil rigs operating in U.S. oil fields, down by two from the previous week; 117 gas rigs, down by one; and three miscellaneous rigs, up by one.
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