http://coloradoindependent.disqus.com/enFri, 21 Jul 2006 12:06:12 -0000http://www.coloradoindependent.com/138/marathon-oil-joins-northwest-gas-boom/#comment-1668959<p><strong>The Rig Count Climbs</strong> The company, Baker Hughes Inc. actually keeps a <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060721/rig_count.html?.v=1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060721/rig_count.html?.v=1">weekly track</a> of oil rigs in the US. For the third week in July, the number of active oil and natural gas rigs rose by 15 to 1,683.</p><p><br>The highest level of oil rigs peaked at 4,530 in 1981, during the height of the oil boom. Several record lows were set in 1999, bottoming out at 488, according to Baker Hughes.</p>Leslie RobinsonFri, 21 Jul 2006 12:06:12 -0000