According to data from Baker Hughes, there were 1,499 drilling rigs in the U.S., down 37 from the latest count. Analysts expect drilling capacity to continue falling, but not output. Here, an oil pump near Williston, N.D., on a recent day. Associated Press U.S. oil producers appear to be scaling back amid low crude prices, with the onshore drilling-rig count falling by 37 last week, according to oil-field services company Baker Hughes Inc. It was the third consecutive week the drilling rig count fell and one of the biggest since crude-oil prices started to tumble in June. Analysts say energy companies operating in the U.S. will need slow their oil production to help bolster international crude prices. Rigs drilling for oil in the U.S. last week dropped by 37 to 1,499, Baker Hughes said Monday. This follows a 10-rig drop the previous week and a 29-rig decline the […]