Oil Surges -- Evening March 11, 2026 -- After Two Iraqi Tankers Struck In Iraqi Waters -- March 11, 2026

Locator: 50197EPICFURY.

For a country that has no more targets to be hit by the allies, it certainly seems that country still has a lot of fight. Link here.

 At March 11, 2026, 9:14 p.m. CT: 

Not Only Do Macs Look Like "THE" Value Option, But It Appears Apple Has Broken Moore's Law -- March 11, 2026

Locator: 50196APPLE.

Link here. 

The data shows, that for the toughest multi-core tasks, Apple has more than tripled computational performance in just five years. 

It is also relevant to note Apple’s statement that the M5 Pro/Mac systems deliver over six times the peak AI compute we got from the original M1 systems. 

That’s faster progress than Moore’s Law, which says computational performance should double every 18-24 months, and that trajectory shows how quickly Apple’s Macs have become highly competitive at the highest reaches of the PC industry. 

Gone are the thermal throttling limitations that plagued Intel Macs during high-end tasks, in comes the capacity to use Apple’s computers when sustained performance is required.

This is really, really cool. I spotted this -- and predicted this -- back in June, 2024. 

AI prompt: apple tim cook presentation youtube silicon neural 

AI reply:

Not recognized now, and probably not recognized since, this may be the crowing achievement of Tim Cook, perhaps even measuring up to Steve Jobs' famous / amazing introduction of the iPhone.

The iPhone made Apple the $4 trillion company it has become, but Tim Cook's team has moved the entire "compute" so much farther, so much faster than anyone could imagine / has imagined.

Apple didn't just break Moore's Law, the company shattered it. And they did it smartly.

I'll quit here but much more could be said.  

I can't believe how good this post was -- interestingly, it is one of the most frequentd sites on the blog -- back in June, 2024. Linked above.  

Geek Data:

MacBook Neo: for routine tasks, which only require single-core -- beats the incredible M3 Mac single core -- 3,467 to 3,135. By 10%. Single core is what we used to call a "CPU." 

Another Small Example Of The Halo Effect In The Bakken -- March 11, 2026

Locator: 50195B.

From today's daily activity report, two DUCs reported as completed, link here:

• 41414, 785, Slawson, Atlas 3-21-16H, McKenzie County;
• 41415, 775, Slawson, Atlas 2-21-16H, McKenzie County;

Well of interest:

• 22331, AL/A, Slawson, Atlas 1-16-2H, Ellsworth, t7/12; cum 248K 1/26; tested 6/20/12; 32 stages; 247155 pounds proppant; 49,243 bbls fluid; recent production:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	1-2026	31	3646	3805	18607	7469	4914	2400
BAKKEN	12-2025	31	3973	4009	20258	8136	5428	2553
BAKKEN	11-2025	30	3453	3267	17998	6983	2924	3910
BAKKEN	10-2025	12	2902	2485	10142	5829	19	5751
BAKKEN	9-2025	1	0	0	8	9	9	0
BAKKEN	8-2025	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	7-2025	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	6-2025	15	360	487	447	997	764	158
BAKKEN	5-2025	18	584	488	927	1389	1292	9
BAKKEN	4-2025	30	659	729	785	2036	1880	8
BAKKEN	3-2025	31	771	1033	878	2308	2094	59

 A little farther east, another well of some interest: #29141.

Three New Permits; Three DUCs Reported As Completed -- March 11, 2026

Locator: 50194B.

WTI: $94.27; up 8.05% today; up $7.02 / bbl today;

• status of war unknown;
• US unable to stop Iran from laying mines in the strait;
• at least one cargo ship was "hit" trying to go through the strait today;

Active rigs: 26.

Three new permits, #42757 - #42759, inclusive:

• Operator: EOG
• Field: Spotted Horn (McKenzie County)
• Comments:
• EOG has permits for three Bear Den wells, SESE 31-150-94, 
• to be sited 645 FSL and 372 / 452 FEL 

Three producing wells (DUCs) reported as completed:

• 41146, 579, BR, Devils Backbone 5C, McKenzie County;
• 41414, 785, Slawson, Atlas 3-21-16H, McKenzie County;
• 41415, 775, Slawson, Atlas 2-21-16H, McKenzie County;

META Accquires Moltbook -- A Social Network For Bots -- March 11, 2026

Locator: 50193META. 

Tag: META Moltbook social netbook for bots

If one wants to know what this is all about, one may want to start with the article by Gideon Lewis-Kraus, "I, Claudius," in the February 9, 2026, issue of The New Yorker. Link here. Not at the link but in the article itself which I photocopied back in February and sent to extended family members highly versed in "such things." Things continue to move at warp speed.