24/7 Wall St. | Oil Rig Count Rose by 9 Last Week, Hedge Funds Pile Up Short Contracts 24/7 Wall St. In the week ended June 17, the number of rigs drilling for oil in the United States totaled 337, up by nine compared with the prior week and a total of 631 a year ago. Including 86 other rigs drilling for natural gas and one rig listed as ... Oil Fears Mount As Rig Count Rises For A Third Straight Week Texas adds 13 drilling rigs as oil prices improve US Oil-Rig Count Rises for Third Straight Week |