Week 52: December 22, 2019 -- December 28, 2019

Narrative (link here): pending.


The most important under-reported story:

• Chinese blinked. AAPL jumped five dollars on news that China blinked.

Top international non-energy story:

• North Korea did not launch Christmas Eve / Christmas Day

Top international energy story:  

Top national non-energy story:

• Super Saturday sales: biggest shopping day in US history;
• The US equity markets; best in 21 years; Dow at 29,000? graphic; 
• Joe Biden says he is above the law; won't comply with any US Senate subpoena; 
• For the first time since 2002, ND could see fewer than 100 fatalities
• Leading biologist says CO2 is a blessing; rejects climate doom

Top national energy story:

Top North Dakota non-energy story:

Top North Dakota energy story:

Geoff Simon's top North Dakota energy stories:
Production records, wet roads, schools: top 2019 stories
McKenzie County enrollment projected to double in 10 years
A Bismarck company was the highest bidder ...


Operations:

• Production data for wells coming off confidential list last week not reported;
• Activity on the Whiting Tarpon Federal Pad;
• Oasis is busy in the Bakken;
• Well with second jump in production;
• NDIC gives okay to XTO's enhanced oil recovery project in Bear Creek field;
• Kraken's Bigfoot wells in the Sanish oil field are extended long laterals;

DUCs:

• Provide production growth in decreasing-rig environment; and, here;

Fracking:

• Mega-fracks by Slawson; 92-stage fracks;

Pipelines:

• RBN Energy post on ONEOK's new Elk Creek NGL pipeline;
• CO2 pipeline;

Natural gas:

• Possible BTU restrictions to be imposed on the Northern Border Gas Pipeline;
• Hits $15 for New Englanders; elsewhere, $2.50;

Miscellaneous:

• Random update of DUCs reported completed, 4Q18;
• NORAD loses track of Santa; 
• New IRA rules here;

EVs:

• California bans per-minute billing;