Why Is the Rig Count Rising ??

A blog post called, “Drill Bits: Rig Count Picks Up Again. Why?” on the Wall Street Journal website by Ben Casselman speculates on why the number of active rigs is up for the third week in a row.
Drill Bits: Rig Count Picks Up Again. Why?
Sure, oil prices aren’t anywhere close to last year’s record, [...]

WHERE ARE THE DRILL RIGS IN THE U.S.? Have a look!….

Tracking the number of rigs in America is an important business barometer for the drilling industry and its suppliers.
Baker Hughes has user friendly “New Interactive Rig Count Maps“ on their website in which you can view an interactive map showing the location of all wells being drilled in North America (mainly the United States). [...]