The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose by 5 this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, bringing the total rig count in the US to 551 this week, down 35 from this same time last year. The number of active oil rigs rose by 1 to 412 during the latest reporting period, according to the data. This is 68 below this same time last year. The number of gas rigs rose by 5, reaching 130, which is 30 more than this time last year. The miscellaneous rig count slipped by 1 and now…