The number of total oil and gas drilling rigs in the US fell by 2 to 540, the 13th time the domestic rig count has declined in the past 14 weeks, Baker Hughes reported.

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Baker Hughes, a leading energy services company, said that the U.S. firms have cut back on oil and gas rigs for the second consecutive week.