The U.S. rig count climbed six units to reach 733 during the week ended Friday (June 10), bolstered by growth in the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford Shale, the latest numbers from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) show.

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Total natural gas-directed rigs were unchanged domestically for the week, while oil-directed rigs increased by six. Gains of five land-directed rigs and two rigs in inland waters were partially offset by a one-rig decline in the Gulf of Mexico. Directional, horizontal and vertical rig totals each increased by two.

The combined 733 active U.S. rigs as of Friday compares with 461 rigs running in the year-earlier period, according to the BKR numbers, which are partly based on data from Enverus.

The Canadian rig count, meanwhile, surged 24 units higher to reach 141 for the...