Week 48: November 24, 2019 -- November 30, 2019

There were a number of energy records broken this past week. Those stories are posted elsewhere.

Top international non-energy story:

• President Trump makes first visit to Afghanistan; 

Top international energy story:

• Independence Day for America (same link as above).

Top national non-energy story:

• Apple AirPods Pro one of the best tech products to ever hit the market; 
• Pocahontas implodes; Buttigieg surges;

Top national energy story: 

• Independence Day for America (same link as above). 
• The staggering Bakken
• Bad week for WTI: WTI drops 4.6%; WTI drops 2.4%; 

Top North Dakota non-energy story:

• Three western North Dakota newspapers shut down;

Top North Dakota energy story:

• Independence Day for America (same link as above).  

Geoff Simon's top North Dakota energy stories:

• Hess to launch Mountrail County EOR project (posted)
• Mohall airport receives $2.4 million grant
• ND Supreme Court affirms dismissal of oil company's lawsuit over air emissions (oil company loses)
• Williams, Mountrail wind farm to use newest, largest turbines in the nation

Operations:

• The incredible Carus wells were reported: here; here; here; here;  Alwin C. Carus;
• Random update of three MRO wells in Chimney Butte;
• Huge MRO Tommerdahl well to be reported;
• Unexplained jump in production, a Whiting Koala well;
• XTO's exciting Bang Federal well;
• Completion data for one of Slawson's Torpedo Federal wells;

Fracking:

• NDIC approves natural gas injection project;
  

Miscellaneous:

• North American economies;
• COP sells Niobrara assets;