U.S. Rig Count, New Wisconsin Solar Park, U.S. Crude Oil Exports: Your Daily Energy News

News highlights gathered by Industrial Info and IIR Energy (Sugar Land, Texas) dealing with the energy markets.

PRODUCTION
U.S. Loses Gas Rig - The U.S.' total drilling rig count fell by one to 592 in the week ending March 7, according to Baker Hughes Company (NASDAQ:BKR) (Houston, Texas). The number of oil rigs stayed the same at 486 while gas rigs fell by one to 101. Miscellaneous rigs were unchanged at five. (OilPrice.com)

POWER
Wisconsin Solar Park Goes Online - Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) (Madison, Wisconsin) on Thursday announced that the 250-megawatt (MW) Darien solar park in Walworth County, Wisconsin, has successfully begun commercial operations. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report. (Renewables Now)

CRUDE OIL
U.S. Crude Oil Exports to India Hit Two-Year High in February - U.S. exports of crude oil to India last month climbed to their highest in more than two years, ship-tracking data showed, as refiners in the country sought alternative supplies following tighter U.S. sanctions on Russian producers and tankers. The U.S. exported about 357,000 barrels per day (BBL/d) of crude oil to India, the world's third-biggest oil importer and consumer, in February, ship-tracking data from Kpler showed. That compared with exports of about 221,000 BBL/d last year. (Reuters)

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