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Related: About this forumFor Second Time Since 1884, Wyoming Has Zero Working Drill Rigs
Workers laid down Wyomings last operating gas rig this week in Sweetwater County, dropping the states total rig count to zero, a jolting reminder of the economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
This marks only the second time the states rig count has reached zero since 1884, according to Pete Obermueller, executive director of the Petroleum Association of Wyoming. At the time, Wyoming was still a territory.
The states rig count temporarily reached zero on June 26, according to Baker Hughes, but inched back up to one rig the week after.
It is historic, but not in a great way, Obermueller said. There are so many jobs attached to these rigs, and now, people are painfully learning so much revenue is attached too. Its mind boggling and hard to capture the impact.
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https://climatecrocks.com/2020/08/05/capping-wells-to-employ-oil-workers/
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Stop pumping the lubricant out of the planet!
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Next they will be down to one Coal Mine. So much for total dependence on Fossil Fuels for your States Revenue Sources.
Hate to be a property owner,your Real Estate Taxes are about to explode.