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Texas was at 287 oil and gas rigs after dropping three in the last week, Baker Hughes reported. Oklahoma had the third-highest rig count at 43 rigs, records show, followed by Louisiana at 41 rigs.

The U.S. gas rig count increased by two, its oil rig count decreased by one ... Oklahoma added two rigs, Louisiana added one rig, and Texas dropped one rig. A major basin variances subcategory ...

while oil prices saw an increase before the rig data release. Drilling activity in the Permian Basin experienced a slight decline, and the Eagle Ford rig count held steady, both showing decreases ...

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