Texas lost five rigs drilling for oil and gas this week, leading the nationwide decline of eight active drilling rigs.
Rigs actively drilling for oil fell by five, while the amount of rigs seeking natural gas slipped by two. Another undescribed miscellaneous rig also was taken out of service. Apart from Texas, Oklahoma dipped by three rigs and Louisiana lost two. Texas saw a decline of three rigs, while North Dakota and Louisiana also had small dips. Only New Mexico added multiple new rigs, growing by four, according to weekly data collected by Houston energy services firm Baker Hughes, a GE company.
Source: FuelFix
