Permian Basin oil producers added seven rigs during the past week, the latest count from Baker Hughes shows.

The latest additions brought the total number of rigs active in the region to 196, all of which targeted oil. Nationally, the oil and gas rig count increased by 10 to 491. Oil rigs increased by 10 nationally to a total 406, and natural gas rigs remained the same at a total of 83. Two were listed as miscellaneous.

Among major oil- and gas-producing states, Texas gained eight rigs, Pennsylvania was up two and Louisiana, Oklahoma and West Virginia added one each. North Dakota declined by two and New Mexico was down one.

The regional benchmark Plains-West Texas Intermediate Posting ended Friday at $45 per barrel. National benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude ended at $48.52 per barrel.

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