The Energy And Market Page -- T+290 -- November 7, 2017

Production records in the Bakken. The other day this DUC was reported as completed:

• 30550, 4,516, MRO, Brush 24-8H, Bailey, 45 stages, 8.8 million lbs; t9/17; cum 59K in 26 days;  

Monthly Production Data:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	9-2017	26	58582	57628	0	62725	23	56224
BAKKEN	8-2017	1	662	620	0	167	0	95

For newbies: is this a new first-month production record?. At 26 days, 58,582 bbls extrapolates to 69,848 bbls over 31 days; or 67,595 bbls over 30 days. It ranks up there, but it is not a record. See the tag "RecordIP" to see other posts on this subject.

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Tesla: It's hard to believe that "no one" is discussing this despite the rumors that Tesla's "production hell" is due to battery issues (plus other issues):

Buried in the news today (November 6, 2017) -- Tesla's head of battery engineering exits. Wow, wow, wow.  Not aware that it was mentioned on CNBC -- didn't hear it mentioned on "Fast Money" or "Mad Money."

"Tesla watch" here. 

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KMI: Motley Fool discusses pipelines.

ETP: Motley Foot discusses pipelines and mentions the Bakken Pipeline System. 

Bakken Pipeline System (from "Pipelines"):

Two legs (link here):

• Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL)
• Energy Transfer Crude Oil Pipeline

Disclaimer: I generally do not correct old posts (except for typographical errors). I often make factual and typographical errors. The older a post is, the more likely things have changed. To the best of my ability, when discussing the Bakken, I try very hard not to make factual errors. Except for my exuberant and irrational enthusiasm for the Bakken I don't have any real agenda with regard to the Bakken, but that does not mean I don't have strong opinions about the Bakken. I guess I do have one agenda: to "prove" the Bakken skeptics wrong. (I'm talking production, not investment.)