U.S. Oil Rig Count Flat Despite Hurricane Harvey

The number of active oil and gas rigs in the United States
rose this week by 3 rigs, largely dispelling earlier analyst
notions that Hurricane Harvey would delay as much as 10 percent of
upcoming fracking work, and suspend roughly half the rigs in Eagle
Ford. The total oil and gas rig count in the United States, post
Harvey, now stands at 943 rigs, up 446 rigs from the year prior,
with the number of oil rigs in the United States flat this week and
the number of gas rigs increasing by 3. Oil rigs in the United
States now number 759—352 rigs…

The number of active oil and gas rigs in the United States
rose this week by 3 rigs, largely dispelling earlier analyst
notions that Hurricane Harvey would delay as much as 10 percent of
upcoming fracking work, and suspend roughly half the rigs in Eagle
Ford. The total oil and gas rig count in the United States, post
Harvey, now stands at 943 rigs, up 446 rigs from the year prior,
with the number of oil rigs in the United States flat this week and
the number of gas rigs increasing by 3. Oil rigs in the United
States now number 759—352 rigs…