Baker Hughes rig count for the current week
- Oil rig count, 831 vs 811 est. Last week 816
- Gas rig count, 194 vs 190 last week
- Total rig count 1025 vs 1006 last week.
The price of crude oil was trading at $62.65 at the top of the hour.
That is the largest gain since May 2018.
The price of WTI crude oil is not all that impressed although it is lower by about $.07 at $62.58