Dominion Energy, Rising U.S. Rig Count: Your Daily Energy News

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

POWER
Dominion Announces Completion of Pilot Offshore Wind Project - Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) announced the two-turbine, 12-megawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind pilot project, located 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, successfully completed reliability testing and is ready to enter commercial service to deliver renewable energy to Virginia customers. (Project 300260738) (PR Newswire)

PRODUCTION
U.S. Oil & Gas Rig Count Rises by Most Since January - The U.S. oil and gas rig count rose for the fifth week in a row, increasing 13 to 282 in the week ending October 16. Most of the rigs added were in Texas, which gained seven. At least three of those units were in the Eagle Ford shale in South Texas, according to Baker Hughes' data. Oil rigs rose 12, and gas rigs rose by one. (Reuters)

North Dakota's Oil Production Up 12% in August - North Dakota's oil production rose about 12% to 1.16 million barrels per day in August as more wells and drilling rigs resumed production after a drop earlier this year, the state's regulator said on Friday. (Reuters)

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