The U.S. rig count surged 13 units higher to 753 during the week ended Friday (June 24), driven by growth in the oil patch, the latest figures from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) show.

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Domestic drilling gains for the week included 10 oil-directed rigs and three natural gas-directed rigs. The 753 active U.S. rigs as of Friday compares with 470 in the year-earlier period, according to the BKR numbers, which are based partly on data from Enverus.

All of the net increase in the United States resulted from land drilling, with the Gulf of Mexico count unchanged at 15. Eleven horizontal units were added week/week, alongside two directional rigs.

The Canadian rig count, meanwhile, eased two units lower to 154, a result of a two-rig decline in natural gas-directed...