Week 14: April 4, 2021 -- April 10, 2021

Top story of the week:

• Joe Biden is still president
• Costco re-opening inside dining: home of the $1.50 soda and hot dog combo;
• Happy Birthday to the Williston Oil Basin: 70 years old; also, here;
  

Top international non-energy story:

• Prince Philip, dead at 99;

Top international energy story:

• The Saudi paradox; monetizing their pipelines; production plunges again;
• Pemex telegraphs it may "restructure";
• WTI can't stay above $60;

Top national non-energy story:

• US auto sales surge; Tesla blows through analysts' forecasts;
• Equity markets continue to hit all-time highs;
• Covid-19 in Michigan out of control;

Top national energy story:

• The Permian is back;
• PXD pays top dollar for DoublePoint Energy; analysis;
• Huge change in jet fuel delivered, year-over-year;
• Gasoline demand continues to increase;

Top North Dakota non-energy story:

Top North Dakota energy story:

• DAPL to stay open for the time being; and, here;
• Active rig count jumps to 16;

Geoff Simon's top North Dakota energy stories:

• Quick connects;

Operators:

• Enerplus to acquire a few Hess acres;
• What happened to XTO in the Bakken?
• CLR appears to have fracked 20 Simmental / Angus wells;
• Surface drilling in CLR's Long Creek unit;
  

Operations:

Wells:

• CLR's Kukla 3-16H goes over 500K bbls crude oil;
• MRO reports another staggering well in Reunion Bay;
• Updating the oldest wells in North Dakota;
• Another incredible MRO DUC reported as completed; goes to confidential status;

Fracking:

Pipelines:

• Liberty Pipeline killed;

Bakken economy:

• The Red River diversion;

Commentary:

• Does Williams County have a future with regard to oil?
• Flashback: Bakken update -- July 14, 2013;
• The four recent Permian deals;