据石油服务公司贝克休斯（Baker Hughes）称，今年8月中东有248个钻井平台在工作，是1988年以来的最高数字，比20世纪90年代的平均数字多100个。

There were 248 rigs operating in the Middle East in August, the most since November 1988 and 100 more than the average during the 1990s, according to oil services company Baker Hughes.

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贝克·休斯公司和哈利佰顿公司的总部设在德克萨斯州，威尔福特公司总部也曾经设在德克·萨斯，后迁至低税收的国家瑞士。

Baker Hughes and Halliburton have their headquarters in Texas, as did Weatherford, though it recently moved to low-tax Switzerland.

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首先，能源服务公司贝克·休斯报告说，美国尚在运行的石油钻井平台数量已经连续第四周出现增长，从357增加到了371。

Firstly, energy service firm Baker Hughes reported that the number of the active oil RIGS in the U. S. has increased for the fourth consecutive week from 357 to 371.

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