The U.S. oil rig count rose this week to 454—a 4-rig increase since last week The number of gas rigs increased by 2 to 102 Drilling activity in the United States continues to pick up, according to Baker Hughes, with a 6-rig rise to the number of active drilling rigs this week, according to Baker Hughes . The total rig count is now at 556—a figure that is 244 up from this time last year. Nevertheless, active rigs are still hundreds less than the 790 active rigs that were drilling in the pre-covid world. The U.S. oil rig count rose this week to 454—a 4-rig increase since last week, and a 218 rig increase since this time last year. The number of gas rigs increased by 2 to 102, while miscellaneous rigs stayed the same at zero. The EIA’s estimate for oil production in the United States for the […]