EcoWatch | 'Short-Term Folly': US Adds 38 Percent More Oil and Gas Rigs EcoWatch The number of oil and gas rigs in the U.S. has increased an astonishing 38 percent over the past year. That's according to S&P; Global Platts Analytics, which reported this week that the country had 1,070 rigs at the end of January, up from just 773 a ... |