Active Rigs in North Dakota: Two Away From All-Time High -- Bakken, North Dakota, USA

I normally wouldn't post this until we hit a new high, but the rapid rise from a recent low of 166 last week (or whenever it was) to 178 today is almost breath-taking, even to an inappropriately exuberant Bakkenite like me.

But here we are at 178 active rigs in North Dakota. The all-time record is 179.

The record number of rigs is updated at the sidebar at the right.