Weekly US oil and gas rig count down by 1
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Over their careers, the two lawmakers from Oklahoma, a major drilling state, have been among the Senate's top 20 recipients of oil and gas campaign contributions, according to federal data. The oil and gas industry has not hesitated to convey its views
Oklahoma, today primarily an agricultural state with a growing telecommunications and aircraft industry, is also a leading producer of natural gas and was once a leading oil producer. As recently as 2005, petroleum accounted for 17% of the state's
US crude inventories fell unexpectedly last week as imports dropped, but stocks at the key delivery hub at Cushing, Oklahoma, hit a record high, the Energy Information Administration said in a report on Wednesday. - OPEC members are worried about the