US natgas rig count rose 1 at 133 — Baker Hughes

New YORK, Oct 16 (Reuters) — The number of rigs drilling for natural gas in the United States rose by 1 this week to 133, data from oil services firm Baker Hughes showed on Friday. Horizontal rigs — the type most often used to extract oil or gas from shale — fell by 6 to 537. Oil rigs fell by 3 to 459. (Reporting by Reuters Energy Desk +1 646 223 6050)