Drilling markets pick up, starting in US.

The article discusses how the U.S. rig count increased through April 2017 with oil company Baker Hughes Inc. attributing most of drilling gains to onshore plays while the U.S. offshore rig count declined. Topics discussed include views of Jeff Miller, oil company Halliburton's president, on the same, how Deutsche Bank analyst Mike Urban emphasized that the international rig count recovery remains limited, and how Urban expect land drillers to accelerate activity when oil prices recover.