Baker Hughes on Friday reported that the number of active U.S. rigs drilling for oil climbed by 12 at 759 this week. The oil-rig count had fallen by 5 last week. The total active U.S. rig count, which includes oil and natural-gas rigs, also rose by 11 to 947, according to Baker Hughes. March West Texas Intermediate crude was up 66 cents, or 1%, from Thursday, to $66.17 a barrel, up a bit from $66.11 shortly before the rig data.
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