Baker Hughes survey shows slight uptick in US rotary rig count

The US rig count registered a small gain Friday, up 5 with 887 rotary rigs drilling during the final full week of activity for 2001, said officials at Baker Hughes Inc. in Houston. However, that increase was just another fluctuation in a general downward trend for US drilling over the past 28 weeks.

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