Oil rigs are returning to the US at the fastest rates in two years

AP/Hasan Jamali Oil rigs are returning to the U.S. at the fastest rates in two years due to rising oil prices. There are currently 712 active oil rigs in the U.S., up from 316 in the middle of last year. The number of operating American oil rigs has increasedfor 17 straight weeks. Tweet Embed: Oil Drilling is Coming Back: US active oil rigs increased last week to 712 - the highest in more than two years. Much of this rise in the number active oil rigs is attributable to a stabilization ofoil pr...