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Number of US rigs climbs by four to 1571
The Associated Press reports Baker Hughes Inc. shows 1571 active US rigs this week, up four from last week. Of these, 979 drill for natural gas, 580 for oil, and twelve are miscellaneous. State changes include Oklahoma up five, Colorado up three, North Dakota up one, California Pennsylvania New Mexico up two, Texas down five, Alaska down four, Arkansas and Wyoming down two. Louisiana and West Virginia unchanged. The rig count ranged from 488 in 1999 to a peak of 4530 in 1981.
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