Baker Hughes reported on Friday that the number of oil and gas rigs in the United States stayed the same this week, with the total rig count holding fast at 470 as U.S. drillers boast more than 200 additional rigs this year. In the week prior, the U.S. oil and gas rig count increased by 9 . The total number of active oil and gas drilling rigs in the U.S. is now 205 more than this time last year. The oil rig count fell by 1 this week to 372. The number of gas rigs increased by 1 and now sits at 98. The number of miscellaneous rigs stayed the same. The EIA’s estimate for oil production in the United States for the week ending June 18—the last available data—increased to an average of 11.1 million barrels per day. Canada’s overall rig count increased this week as well, by […]