US oil, gas rig count drops 16 to 838 on the week, amid disciplined early 2020 outlooks

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Houston-The total US oil and natural gas rig count dropped by 16 to 838 on the week, drilling data provider Enverus said Thursday, with the biggest in-basin changes coming from Appalachia, amid persistently lower gas prices, and the Permian. Each of the two basins lost five rigs, bringing the number in the Permian down to 418 rigs and to 46 in Appalachia, a largely gas-prone region, as dismal gas prices stayed largely well below $2/MMBtu.