Locator: 51527BIRDS.
Birds of prey -- haven't been able to tell for sure what they are ... I think they're run-of-the-mill vultures. If so, too far away to see the bright red heads. They're circling over the drying creek beds to grab dying fish and/or soccer fields to watch for 7-year-old players to fall over due to heat stress.
Locator: 51526MUSIC.
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I Don't Want To Talk About It
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The Best
Blondie
Emanuella Hutter
Linda Ronstadt
Amy Winehouse
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Schwab
Someday I will tell you an incredible story about Schwab. Yeah, that Schwab.
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What Great Poetry
In the middle of the night, I go walkin' in my sleep ...
It can only be seen by the eyes of the blind ...
We get carried along by the river of dreams ...
We all end in the ocean,
We all start in the stream,
We are carried along by the river dream,
In the middle of the night.
Locator: 51525REFINING.
US refiners are facing a looming supply drop from their biggest foreign crude supplier at a time when they need the oil the most.
Canada supplies the US with more than 4 million barrels a day of crude, most produced in the oil-rich heartland of northern Alberta and then sent south to refineries in the US. Those refineries are processing the most crude oil in eight years, US government data show, as they look to take advantage of diesel margins that hit a record this week.
But their main international supply source is set to be constrained in the coming months. Planned maintenance in the Canadian oil sands is set to take about 300,000 barrels a day of production offline next month, according to Rystad Energy. The shortfall will be difficult to make up as Alberta’s stockpiles are also at their lowest in more than a year.
Ticker MPC, quite volatile:
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Why We're Not Vegetarians
Now Its E. Coli And Alfalfa Sprouts
Locator: 51524B.
Alison's quick connects:
Locator: 51523B.
Russia: some/many/most think US has serious military problems now, and forget about this -- Russia is facing four major fronts: Ukraine; the EU; NATO/US; and, China. In a sense, Putin must be relieved that the US, and to some extent, China, are so focused on the Mideast, if not bogged down. There are reports now, China is taking advantage of the situation in the Far East, undercutting Russia's initiatives there.
The close:
Tech:
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Back to the Bakken
WTI: $87.06.
Active rigs: 34,
Four new permits, #43239 - #43242, inclusive --
Five permits canceled:
Two producing wells (DUCs) reported as completed:
Again, seeing Kraken acquiring a couple of Neptune Operating wells.