Why have US drilling rigs plateaued?

The relationship between the number of US drilling rigs and oil prices appears to have broken down recently as drilling rigs have failed to rise in line with oil prices. This Energy Watch will examine what may have caused growth in drilling rig numbers to stall and what this means for US oil production and prices over the next year.

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