Active drilling rigs in the U.S. fell for a third straight week, down 1 to 762, still 51% higher than active rigs at the same time last year, according to the latest weekly survey from Baker Hughes .
Drilling rigs targeting crude oil remained unchanged at 601 after rising last week, while gas rigs lost 1 to 159, with 2 rigs still classified as miscellaneous.
Rigs targeting oil in the Permian Basin fell by 1 to 342.
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U.S. drilling rigs drop for third straight week, Baker Hughes says