US Oil Rig Count Rises For 16th Straight Week To 8-Month Highs

The rig count continues to track the lagged oil price very closely suggesting the trend of rising rig counts may be about to stop.

With crude having rolled over, back to pre-inventory-data levels, hovering around $50, Baker Hughes reports the US oil rig count rose 4 to 432 - the 16th weekly rise in a row to the highest in 8 months.

US Oil Rig count data has risen for 16 straight weeks... to the highest in 8 months.

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The rig count continues to track the lagged oil price very closely suggesting the trend of rising rig counts may be about to stop

And crude shrugs...

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