The US oil and gas rig count rose by 15 to 308 in the week ending Sept. 23, rig data provider Enverus said, marking the largest weekly gain in more than six months since the current industry downturn began. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The week-on-week increase brought the nationwide rig count, which had been rangebound in low 280s to the mid-290s for 14 weeks, above 300 for the first time since early June. The Permian Basin accounted for nearly half the added rigs, or seven, for a total 135, the highest number in that West Texas/New Mexico play since late July. The Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas gained three rigs, making a […]