Week 7: February 11, 2018 -- February 17, 2018

From my perspective, this may be the biggest energy story of the week, perhaps the month, possibly the year:  the US is already the world's swing producer. Along with that story this one: OPEC's shale problem (Zeits).

Also, note: Jet fuel requirements to soar. 

The Top Bakken Stories

Operations:
MRO reports a Three Forks first bench well with an IP of 6,204 bbls (accurate?)
December production: 1.18 million bopd
Hess to spend nearly half its entire 2018 CAPEX in North Dakota 
Enerplus has permits for a ten-well lizard well

Natural gas:
Bakken's natural gas production setting records

Bakken economy:
Williston high school requires an addition; two new elementary schools needed in Boomtown
Williston home short tsunami coming

Miscellaneous
Bakken crude oil assay 
NDGS has an update on Three Forks, second bench