US oil and gas companies, struggling with a steep fall in global crude prices, faced the worst-ever conditions to get cash to run their businesses, Moody's Investors Service said on Wednesday as its "Oil & Gas Liquidity Stress Index" surged to a record high of 27.2 percent in February.

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