The US oil and gas rig count jumped 10 on the week to 555, rig data provider Enverus said May 13, as upstream operators wrapped up first-quarter calls on an optimistic note because of higher oil prices and an improving outlook for the rest of the year despite an uneven pandemic recovery. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Two large Texas plays rose five rigs each the week ended May 12, for totals of 241 in the Permian Basin of West Texas/New Mexico and 44 in the Eagle Ford Shale of South Texas. In addition, rigs in the Oklahoma SCOOP-STACK play added three to a total of 21. Elsewhere, both the Bakken Shale […]