RE:Rig counts continue to drop, Shale growth stallsUnlikely to have any effect at all on oil prices - literally a drop in the bucket. most of rig drop are natgas rigs due to low natgas (and NGL) prices which also impacts ROI on many Permian plays. Once natgas, NGL and oil prices recover in next 1-6 months, Permian rigs will go right back up. Its all about global demand, SPR and OPEC plus supplies.