Chron.com (blog) | US oil and natural gas rig count increases by 2 to 859 Mainichi Daily News HOUSTON (AP) -- Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by two this week to 859, the first weekly gain since December. Houston-based Baker Hughes said Friday 628 rigs ... US Oil-Rig Count Falls to 628 in Latest Week; Gas Rigs Rise Total rig count finally rises, but oil rigs are down again U.S. weekly oil rig count decline slows |