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US oil rig count drops
The number of oil rigs in the US has decreased by 5 this week.
According to weekly data released by oilfield services company Baker Hughes, the number of oil rigs in the country decreased by 5 to 620 during the week of December 10 – December 16, compared to the previous week.
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The number of oil drilling rigs in the USA has increased by 145 in the last year.
Brent oil barrel, which closed Thursday at $81.21, ended Friday at $79.04.
West Texas (WTI) type crude oil closed Friday at $74.45 a barrel. WTI-type crude oil finished at $76.25 on Thursday.
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