Oil, Gas Drilling Stalls in U.S.

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell slightly this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count fell by 2 this week, compared to 630 rigs this same time last year. The number of oil rigs stayed the same this week at 488—down by 19 compared to this time last year. The number of gas rigs fell by 1 this week to 96, a loss of 22 active gas rigs from this time last year. Miscellaneous rigs fell by 1 rig, to 4. Meanwhile, U.S. crude oil production fell for the…