Julianne Geiger is a veteran editor, writer and researcher for Oilprice.com, and a member of the Creative Professionals Networking Group. The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas ...

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 ... cranes or swapping out pipes.

The total rig count rose by 4 rigs, to 592, according to Baker Hughes, down 34 from this same time last year. The number of oil rigs rose by 7—down by 15 compared to this time last year.

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The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose by four to 592 in the week to February 21. Despite this week's rig increase, Baker Hughes said the total count was still down ...