Despite a rally in oil prices of around 30 percent, the number of rigs deployed in shale-rich North Dakota is steady for the fifth straight week, data show. State data from North Dakota, the No. 2 oil producer in the United States, show 29 rigs deployed across the state as of Monday morning local time, unchanged for the day since April 4. North Dakota entered April with a rig count below 30 for the first time in years as crude oil prices traded at $36.05 per barrel and left the month with little to no movement despite a price rally for the month of roughly 30 percent. Economists have said […]