IN 2017 OIL COMPANIES HAD 683-RIGS OPERATING IN THE US. IN 2021 THAT NUMBER WAS DOWN TO 374. THAT IS A REDUCTION OF 45% DURING DONALD TRUMP'S PRESIDENCY. AT THE SAME TIME RUSSIA'S PETROLEUM EXPORTS SOLIDIFIED AND GREW TO ALMOST 40% OF THEIR ECONOMIC ENGINE. AS OF MARCH 2022, THE NUMBER OF US RIGS WERE 662, ABOUT 97% OF PRE-TRUMP LEVELS.
