US Oil Drillers See Minor Uptick in Activity

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose again this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Thursday, following a 2-rig increase in the prior week. The total rig count in the US rose by 2 to 587 rigs, according to Baker Hughes, down 26 from this same time last year. The number of oil rigs rose by 2 to 483—down by 23 compared to this time last year. The number of gas rigs rose by 1 this week, to 99 for a loss of 6 active gas rigs from this time last year. Miscellaneous rigs lost…