The Bakken-Three Forks rig count dropped by six at 91 rigs running across our coverage area by midday Thursday. In recent Bakken news, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) released the latest data for crude by rail (CBR) across the country that shows a significant increase over the last five years. Crude by rail continues to be highly controversial as people question the safety for individuals and the environment. Read more: Crude by Rail Up 1700% The U.S. rig count fell another 20 to 1028 rigs running as of today. A total of 211 rigs were targeting natural gas (down 11 from the previous week) and 812 were targeting oil in the U.S. (1 less than the previous week). The remainder were drilling service wells (e.g. disposal wells, injection wells, etc.) 91 rigs are running in the Williston Basin across MT, ND, and SD. 90 are […]