Back To Normal? Wednesday Links

First, this interesting mea culpa from RBN Energy: natural gas rigs and productivity. As noted by MDW back on October 20, 2012, the new metric is permitting; the old metric is number of rigs. [Note: see first comment -- yes, the new metric is permitting. Original post was in error. Thank you to an alert reader for picking up on this! Smile.]

Mike Filloon on the Bakken, an update, Part I: this is a very, very long article. Not much particularly new for regular readers. Perhaps this is of interest:

EOG Resources has begun waterfloods with very good results in Parshall Field. Depending on the results, it could change the scope of total recoveries.

Feel good story about tremendous Dickinson-area growth in the Dickinson Press. 

GM's profits fall 12% due to challenges in Europe.

World series of poker: Merson wins.  King high. Beat a queen.

Earnings on tap for today, most after market close: EPD, EEP, SM, WMB.