Permian Basin oil producers added 12 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 189, all of which targeted oil. Nationally, the oil and gas rig count increased by 17 to 481. Oil rigs increased by 15 nationally to a total 396, and natural gas rigs increased by two to a total 83.

Among major oil- and gas-producing states, Texas gained 13 rigs and Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio and Utah were up one each. California declined by one. The U.S. rig count peaked at 4,530 in 1981. It bottomed out in May at 404.

The regional-benchmark Plains-West Texas Intermediate Posting ended Friday at $41 per barrel. National benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude price ended at $44.49 per barrel.

ON THE NET: Baker Hughes Rig Count