Wall Street Journal | US Oil-Rig Count Rises by Six in Past Week Wall Street Journal After peaking at 1,609 in October 2014, low oil prices put downward pressure on production and the rig count fell sharply. The nation's gas-rig count rose by one in the past week to 89. The U.S. offshore-rig count rose by three rigs from last week at ... U.S. Oil Rig Count Increases For 6th Time In 7 Weeks US oil drillers add rigs for third week in a row -Baker Hughes Baker Hughes Reports Third Straight Oil Rig Count Uptick as Crude Climbs |