Week 7: February 9, 2019 -- February 16, 2019

Top international energy story: Pemex -- several stories; Mexico on the cusp; will now allow fracking; why the wall is important;

• Runner-up: Saudi Arabia on the ropes; further cuts; still needs $80-oil to balance the budget;

• Honorable mention: Warren Buffett acquires hefty position in western Canadian sands

Top national story: Amazon. Says "no" to NY; Amazon goes electric; Amazon pays no federal taxes; also here; and, here; and, here;

• Runner-up: California governor pulls plug on bullet train; then says he was just joking;

Top national energy story: US likely producing 12 million bopd; a most interesting weekly EIA report; and, here;

North Dakota top energy story: the state reports several all-time production records; Director's Cut here;

Geoff Simon's to North Dakota energy stories

• Bill to raise speed limit to 80 mph fails 
• Senate unanimously passes legislation to use Legacy Fund earnings to fund up to $500 million in State bonds for infrastrucutre
• North Dakota reports record crude oil and natural gas production in December
• Killing the golden goose: Senate votes to keep the oil tax "trigger" 
• EOG lays off 100 contractors and employees at Stanley
• Senate defeats bill to study natural gas flaring
• Senate approves Legacy Fund money for NDSU, UND research

Operations
Abraxas likely to sell Bakken assets
Just another day in the ND oil patch
EOG renews fourteen permits
Record number of wells coming off confidential list?
MRO is just incredible; a single well produced at a rate of 99,000 bbls/month

Re-fracks
XTO finds a Lost Bridge well to refrack

Pipelines
Williams / Targa combine to close the north/south NGL pipeline gap
RBN Energy with a nice update of Enbridge pipeline system

Ethane
The ethane story

Bakken economy
Williston City Commission approves change in liquor license ordinance
Comparing ND and NM oil revenue

Bakken 101:
A primer on heavy oil vs light oil

Miscellaneous
Record bull sale
Texas to gain three electoral votes; NY to lose two; Rhode Island to lose 1
Texas oil production sets record