Week 24: June 9, 2019 -- June 15, 2019

#1 story not reported this week: the "Catherine Englebrecht IRS" story. Wikipedia has not yet noted the huge judgment against the IRS and for the "True the Vote" founder.  Via google one needs to go through about five pages before finding this story at CanadaFreePress.

Note: done quickly; links may be broken or wrong; will correct them as I find them.

Director's Cut for April, 2019 data:

• The report;
• Facts and comments on the report, part 1;

Top international non-energy story:

• Two non-oil-carrying tankers near the Strait of Hormuz were attacked; one may be damaged beyond repair; and "no one" seems to care; the Iranians have pretty much convinced the world it was not them that attacked these two tankers; China doubles down on support for Iran; UN urges independent probe;

Top international energy story:

• The price of oil fell after two non-oil-carrying tankers were attacked and severely damaged near the Strait of Hormuz  
• BP releases its 2019 global energy review: global energy grew by 2.9%, the fastest since any time since 2010 - 2011;

Top US non-energy story:

• The southern border remains open and no one seems to care

Top US energy story:

• Rystad reports that the US leads the world in oil reserves;
• Corpus Christi will become the nation's crude oil export hub
• XOM-SABIC joint venture ethane cracker unit near Corpus Christi announced
• Federal regulators will allow California utility to "pull out" of renewable energy contracts
• global warming driving increased demand for fossil fuel

Top North Dakota non-energy story:

• President Trump declares disaster for spring flooding in North Dakota;

Top North Dakota energy story:

• North Dakota sets another all-time production record (boepd)

Geoff Simon's top ND energy stories:

• PSC rejects Burke County wind farm (story here)
• Natural gas production sets another record
• Spillway to be opened at Garrison Dam
• ND Democrats lose two interim committee chairmanships
• Taiwan state-owned petroleum comopany purchases tanker of Bakken crude oil
• ONEOK gives $100,000 to McKenzie County for spring flood relief efforts
• Whiting donates $200,000 to labor, delivery wing at McKenzie cneter
• US oil and gas output surges the most ever for a single country
• US will be the world's top LNG exporter in the next five years

Operations:

• Random look at two wells that came off confidential list this week
• Fifteen DUCs reported as completed 
• EOR using natural gas
• Huge jump in production - #19288 

Pipeline:

• Liberty Pipeline proposed: Bakken oil from ND to Cushing, OK

Bakken economy:

• DAPL operator donates $3 million to Mandan; wind/solar operators not giving back to the community 
• New Williston High School not big enough

Miscellaneous:

• Jargon 101 -- The Bakken Revolution
• Inexpensive natural gas to fuel new global demand boom 
• Five screenshots re: the shale revolution
• Shale oil retirement party
• Could North Dakota drop to #3 in crude oil production?
• US crude oil imports 
• Glacier National Park removing signs that say glaciers will disappear by 2020