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    International Rig Count Climbs, US Tally Slips

    Written by Becca Moczygemba


    The international rig count was up by 14 in February, helping to offset recent declines in the US, according to data from oilfield services company Baker Hughes.

    The total US rig count was 749 for the week ended March 3, down four rigs from the week prior. The number of active oil rigs in the US fell to 592, down eight from the prior week. The number of gas rigs inched up to 154. Miscellaneous rigs increased by one, for a total of three. Compared to this time last year, the US count is up 99 rigs, with oil rigs up 73, gas rigs up 24, and miscellaneous rigs up two, respectively.

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