OK RIG COUNT HOLDS STEADY

The number of drilling rigs searching for oil and natural gas throughout the country dropped by two this week while the count in Oklahoma was unchanged.

The nationwide number dipped to 489, marking the first decline in eight weeks. The rig count is down 209 this year and off 75 percent from 1,929 on Nov. 21, 2014. The number of rigs searching for oil was unchanged while the number of rigs drilling for natural gas dipped by two.

In Oklahoma, the rig count held steady at 62. Oklahoma’s rig count is down 25 this year and is off 72 percent from 214 in November 2014.