The number of rigs operating in North Dakota was down two from the previous week and nearly 70 percent below this time last year, state data show. North Dakota state data show 27 rigs in service, a loss from the previous week’s count of 29, which held steady for much of the month of April. The count for Monday is 67 percent below the same date last year and 87 percent below the count for this date in 2012. The slump comes despite a rally in crude oil prices, which are up dramatically from lows below $30 per barrel early this year. North Dakota is the No. 2 oil producer in […]