Highlights Permian basin rigs climb four to 226 Gas focused-rigs hit four-week low of 121 Chevron slowing activity in Permian, for now The US oil rig count pushed to an 11-month high in the week ended March 10, led by a continued recovery in the Permian basin, Enverus data showed. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The number of oil rigs active in the US climbed five over the past week to 371, Enverus data showed March 11, the highest since the week ended April 15. This gain was countered by a three-rig slide in the number of active gas rigs to 121, leaving the total US oil and gas rig count up one at 492. The extra oil rigs were found almost entirely in the West Texas/New Mexico Permian basin, where operators added four rigs for a total 226, marking the highest […]