The spatial average temperature over the Lower 48 at 6 a.m. is 11 deg. F, which is fully 9 deg. (!) colder than at any time last winter, which occurred twice in January of 2016.There is pressure on the president to issue an executive order to a) rename Donner Pass: Kennedy Crossing; and, b) ban fracking on the pass. The latter is more likely than the former.
These cold temperatures would affect the global warming models, but the warmists throw out "out-liers" when it comes to temperatures, and under the warming models, winter storms are considered out-liers.
In the DAPL area: 47 inches of snow so far in Dickinson and winter is only getting started; and Bismarck area breaks snowfall record by 6 inches, and, again, winter is only getting started. All predicted by the warmists. And the Kennedys.
The next-named winter storm will be Iras: Iras is a Shakespearean baby name. In Antony and Cleopatra, Iras: lady attending on Cleopatra. [Update, later, 8:49 a.m. Central Time: Weather Channel has just mentioned winter storm Iras.]
The big story in the Bakken this spring: flooding. And, no, fracking sand will not be used to fill sand bags.
With regard to energy, the big story is in Mexico on a number of fronts, including the 20% increase in the price of gasoline; Mexico's gasoline imports;
The biggest non-weather and non-energy story in North Dakota had to do with drones: FAA has granted permission to the Northern Plains UAS Test Site to conduct beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations at Grand Sky technology park on Grand Forks Air Force Base. This is a huge story.
Operations
Barely 800 oil and gas permits issued in 2016 by the NDIC; compare to 3,000 during the height of the boom
Oasis reports huge well (but not particularly remarkable for Bakken 2.0)
EOG returning to the eastern fringe of the Bakken; and, here, with graphics;
Update on an "old" Fidelity (MDU) well restored to production by Kaiser-Francis
Production Increase After Coming Back On-Line
CLR well shows four-fold production increase after coming back on-line after neighboring well(s) fracked
Takeaway
Are operators now deducting transportation charges at the wellhead?
Other formations
Update on a recently drilled Tyler well
Miscellaneous
EIA has released its annual energy outlook, 2017: US will be net exporter of energy through 2050
net crude oil US imports increasing
The Williston Herald releases its top ten stories for 2016
Winter storm shuts down North Dakota; truly a fly-over state; and, here; and, here
Commentary
How oil companies survived two death-star events
Comments on 2016; comments and predictions on 2017
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