The US oil and gas rig count jumped 14 in the week ending Feb. 3 to 456, rig data provider Enverus said, as oil market fundamentals continued to improve beyond Wall Street expectations. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The biggest weekly change came in the Permian Basin of West Texas/New Mexico, which was up four rigs to 205. The rig count in the US’ largest oil-producing basin, with output just shy of 4.3 million b/d, has leaped 16.5%, or 29, over the past four weeks. For the total US fleet, oil rigs were up nine on week to 335, while gas rigs rose five to 121. “Strong WTI prices […]