That is obviously not directly related to the pandemic. Rather, it is related to the economic crisis that was largely caused by the pandemic. The oil and gas sector has been hit hard by the pandemic, like every other, but it has also taken an indirect hit from the drop in oil prices that was caused by the pandemic and the reduction in demand.
You're right, it's not directly related to the pandemic. Oil wells have not contracted COVID-19, but the oil and gas sector has suffered more than other sectors, proportionally, due to the collapse of international prices.