Rig Count Monthly – May 8, 2012
(For April 2012)
Number of crude oil drilling rigs in the U.S. rose for 37 in the last month; Number of natural gas drilling rigs fell for 52.
Massive fall in gas drilling in recent months coupled with large increase in oil drilling.
On world scale number of oil & gas drilling rigs fell for 365 in April on the back of falling gas drilling in North America.