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THREAD: Sharing my perspective today – I’ve worked in Oil & Gas for 25+ years and now serve on the Texas House Energy Resources Committee. The price crash in WTI (West Texas Intermediate Crude) today is unprecedented.
#LetsTalkData #txlege #OilPrices
#LetsTalkData #txlege #OilPrices
We’ve been saying “unprecedented” a lot lately, so I’ll try to break this down so we understand a little more about what has happened and what it means. This really is a devastating blow to our oil industry. We’ve never EVER seen a negative price on a barrel of oil.
What happened: Demand is WAY down. Perspective: I’ve hardly started my car in a month. As product builds up, storage reaches capacity. In West Texas, there is no place to put it, and product needs to be moved to find storage.
THREAD: We are dealing with a global pandemic and right now #FactsMatter. I am a huge wonk and the person who brings data and spreadsheets to a lively discussion. So take a look at some numbers provided within this thread and #LetsTalkData! #txlege
From worldmeters.info
World numbers:
1,587,709 cases
94,888 deaths
USA
458,445 cases
16,312 deaths
Texas Department of State Health Services numbers from April, 8th
19,230 cases
199 deaths - now 202
106,134 tests
#LetsTalkData
World numbers:
1,587,709 cases
94,888 deaths
USA
458,445 cases
16,312 deaths
Texas Department of State Health Services numbers from April, 8th
19,230 cases
199 deaths - now 202
106,134 tests
#LetsTalkData
In Texas, 170 of 254 counties have at least 1 positive test. And to top it all off, Texas is dead last in America when it comes to testing for #COVID19 per capita. The following tweet, gives some perspective. #LetsTalkData
