UPDATE 1-US natgas rig count up sharply from 14-mth low-Baker Hughes
Posted on March 15, 2013 at 14:02 PM EDT
* Gas rig count up 24 to 431 * Biggest jump in over three years * Oil rigs unchanged, horizontal up 1 NEW YORK, March 15 (Reuters) - The number of rigs drilling for natural gas in the United States rose by the largest number in over three years this week, bouncing of a 14-month low as gas prices continued their march higher, according to data from oil service firm Baker Hughes on Friday. The natural gas rig count has been in sharp decline since 2010 as tumbling prices made dril