HOUSTON, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The number of active drilling rigs in the United States stayed steady this week, showed weekly data released by Baker Hughes on Friday.
The Houston-based oilfield services company reported that the U.S. count remained at 1,048 drilling rigs, but still 104 more than that this time last year.
The number of rigs operating in U.S. oil fields decreased by two to a total of 860, while the number of rigs drilling for gas gained two to a total of 186 this week. The count of miscellaneous rigs remained level at two.
U.S. oil price slightly decreased by 0.03 percent on Friday amid higher U.S. dollar index, strong monthly payroll data in the country, as well as new tariff threat on imported goods from China.
The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for October delivery decreased 0.02 U.S. dollar to settle at 67.75 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while Brent crude for November delivery added 0.49 dollar to 76.99 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.
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