A mix of gains and losses in the U.S. onshore, including an uptick in the Permian Basin and a drop in the Marcellus Shale, saw the domestic rig count finish at 457 units as of Friday (May 28), up two week/week, according to Baker Hughes Co. (BKR).

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The addition of three oil-directed rigs in the United States offset a net decline of one natural gas-directed unit for the week. The combined 457 rigs as of Friday compared with 301 rigs running in the year-ago period, according to the BKR numbers, which are based partly on data provided by Enverus.

Total land drilling increased by two rigs domestically, while the Gulf of Mexico continued running 14 rigs for the week. Horizontal drilling increased by three units, partially offset by the departure of one directional rig.

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