Baker Hughes (BKR) reports that the U.S. rig count is up 2 from last week to 588 with oil rigs up 1 to 481, gas rigs up 1 to 101 ...
The added rigs are evenly split, one oil-targeted, and one gas-targeted, bringing the respective totals to 481 and 101 rigs ...
This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Kailem Donovan, an offshore rope access rigger who works on oil rigs in the North and Baltic seas. It has been edited for length ...