Owing to further growth in the Haynesville Shale and the Permian Basin, the U.S. rig count continued its upward climb during the week ended Friday (Feb. 25), adding five units to end at 650, according to the latest tally from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR).

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Three natural gas-directed rigs and two oil-directed rigs were added in the United States for the week. That left the combined domestic tally nearly 250 units ahead of its year-earlier count of 402, according to the BKR numbers, which are based partly on data from Enverus.

Land drilling increased by five units in the United States, while the Gulf of Mexico count remained unchanged at 12. Four horizontal units were added alongside one vertical rig, with directional units unchanged week/week.

The Canadian rig count climbed four...