U.S. Oil Rig Count Rises By 3 to 455 — Market Talk

The number of rigs drilling for oil in the U.S. rose by three this week to 455 and was up by 31 from a year ago, oil services company Baker Hughes reports. U.S. crude oil production has been running at record levels around 13.9 million barrels a day, according to the EIA which projects output will…