Number of Oil Rigs in the USA has Increased

The number of oil rigs in the US has increased. The number of oil rigs in the country increased by 10.

The number of oil rigs in the USA has increased by 232 in the last 1 year. According to weekly data released by oilfield services company Baker Hughes, the number of oil rigs in the country rose by 10 and reached 411 in the period September 11-17 compared to the previous week. The barrel price of Brent oil, which closed Thursday at $ 75.67, closed Friday at $ 75.34. The barrel price of West Texas (WTI) type crude oil closed on Friday at $71.97. WTI crude oil finished at $72.61 on Thursday. The drop in oil prices played a role in the dollar index in global markets, the highest level of the last three weeks. The U.S. Department of the Interior's Security and Environmental Enforcement Administration said that about 28 percent of oil production and 39 percent of natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico are still closed.