Week 16: April 14, 2019 -- April 20, 2019

Top international energy story: largest cross-border natural gas pipeline, by volume, to be operational early this summer

Top international non-energy story: Notre Dame burns.

Close second: six months after the fact, weather "scientists" upgrade Hurricane Michael to a category 5 hurricane ... just in time for Earth Day, 2019.

Top national energy stories:

• Chevron to buy Anadarko; and, here;
• US sets all-time energy consumption record in 2018
• It's still all about the Permian; US to set new production record; 
• Price of gasoline in California spikes; refinery runs well below the 5-year average
• Top ten highest average gasoline prices by city in USA: all California cities

Top national non-energy story: American economy:

• Record low unemployment -- not seen in 50 years; and, here; 
• US retail surged in March

Natural gas:

• largest cross-border natural gas pipeline to be operational early summer; 
• update on three LNG export terminals
• Haynesville sets allt-time natural gas production record
• US shale gas swamps market  
• Kinder Morgan may build third natural gas Permian pipeline

Pricing

• Argus announces two new benchmarks; and, here; 

Geoff Simon's top ND Energy stories:

• Roosevelt Library closer to reality
• What to do with  Legacy Fund assets comes to impasse in legislature
• Poor space signed into law
• Williston school issues -- not enough space for surging enrollment
• Davis Refinery now fully permitted
• Spring weight restrictions in place
• ND grid operators concerned about stability of electric grid due to renewables
• Washington State set to limit Bakken CBR 
• DAPL was targeted by Russian social media campaigns

Operations

• In the Bakken, most wells coming off confidential list, going to DUC status
• record number of Bakken wells off-line?
• Bruin monster wells updated 

Fracking

• Water is not a problem in the Bakken

EOR

• Poor space

Bakken economy

• Airport on schedule to open October 10, 2019