Link here.
God bless the Earnhardts.
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Another Question
Will the subject of China or tariffs come up tonight?
Saturday, August 17, 2019
The Question We Are All Asking In NASCAR Country -- August 17, 2019
What do the Clintons have against the Dale Earnhardt, Jr, family?
Link here.
God bless the Earnhardts.
Will the subject of China or tariffs come up tonight?
Link here.
God bless the Earnhardts.
Will the subject of China or tariffs come up tonight?
Making North Dakota Great -- August 17, 2019
Link here, a pdf will download. New beef processing plant in Williston, data points:
President Trump opened up new overseas beef markets (EU and Asia).
Oregon has the export terminals.
Regional cattle ranchers have outlet.
This is simply so "neat" to see.
I have a particular "emotional" interest in this. My dad had more irons in the fire than anyone I knew when I was growing up in Williston. Among all his many business endeavors he talked often of a cattle feed lot along US 2 & 85 west of Williston, just before the 4-mile corner. Had he bought the land (and kept the minerals) I wouldn't be writing this almost ad-free blog. I would be living/working on a wholly-owned South Pacific Island owning/operating an internet domain targeting the fossil fuel industry.
A journey of a tusen mil begins with the first step. -- Old Norwegian Proverb
- gets a boost from the Williston STAR Fund: $72,000 grant
- location: 6 East Dakota Parkway, Williston
- Yellowstone River Beef
- owners/operators: Trevor Abell, Jamie Aqidius, and Brandon Forseth of Oregon
- purchasing Prairie Packing and converting it into an export-focused operation
- will still provide local custom processing as well as a retail store front
President Trump opened up new overseas beef markets (EU and Asia).
Oregon has the export terminals.
Regional cattle ranchers have outlet.
This is simply so "neat" to see.
I have a particular "emotional" interest in this. My dad had more irons in the fire than anyone I knew when I was growing up in Williston. Among all his many business endeavors he talked often of a cattle feed lot along US 2 & 85 west of Williston, just before the 4-mile corner. Had he bought the land (and kept the minerals) I wouldn't be writing this almost ad-free blog. I would be living/working on a wholly-owned South Pacific Island owning/operating an internet domain targeting the fossil fuel industry.
A journey of a tusen mil begins with the first step. -- Old Norwegian Proverb
The "Boogeyman" Returns -- August 17, 2019
Not ready for prime time. Two problems here. I am rushed for time but I want to start the conversation so I will post what I have, planning to come back to it later. But this essay is still in progress. Second, I am not a good writer, never have been. I am not as articulate as I need to be.
Note: do not parse phrases or sentences. Take the essay in its entirety; the "gestalt" as it were.
Updates
Later, 5:50 p.m. CT: this is so incredible. I proofed the essay below and then removed "In Progress" from the subject line. Then checking twitter for news about another issue, I come across a link to this Forbes article:
Because some pipelines from the Marcellus traverse NY state on the way to other states, Governor Cuomo is essentially setting energy policy for all of New England. How does he get away with it? LOL. But it proves the point in the essay below.
I'm looking for a better word than "boogeyman" to describe the phenomenon, but for now, I will use "boogeyman" as a placeholder.
There is no question there are bad actors at the nation-state level that would like to see the US oil industry severely constrained, if not destroyed altogether. At the top of that list would be Russia and certain state actors in the Mideast.
The success of the US shale revolution has now become an existential issue for Saudi Arabia and Iran; and possibly an existential issue for other Mideast countries, like Iraq.
If one looks at the past 20 years of the US shale story, one can start to see that mosaic of efforts to kill US shale.
The US crude oil shale revolution began in 2000 in Montana, but the real jump began in 2007 in Parshall, ND, with EOG's discovery well.
Fracking literally caught everyone by surprise. Had fracking developed slowly, I am convinced that the shale revolution never would have occurred. Had protestors been able to shut down fracking in Montana in 2001, or in North Dakota in 2007, that would have been the end of fracking. Lessons learned in the Bakken make the Permian possible. Had fracking been banned in North Dakota, those lessons would not have been learned. The Permian was a dead basin at the time. There are states that ban fracking (e.g., New York) so anyone who suggests that banning fracking across the US never would have happened carry no credibility as far as I am concerned. Does California ban fracking? I have to check again on this -- but for all intents and purposes, it is my myth (worldview) that fracking is dead in California. [In fact, I would go so far as to say that long term -- twenty years out -- the tea leaves tell me the California oil industry is dead.]
The bad actors at the nation-state level have so far been unable to stop US fracking but their efforts continue. Again, it's an existential issue for them. There are multiple ways to stop the success of the US shale sector.
Let's count the ways:
And, now, the Bakken boogeyman, flaring, as "an issue" returns.
I don't see flaring as a boogeyman.
I see flaring as an opportunity.
And yes, Virginia, there is a way to completely eliminate flaring in the Bakken. Shut down all drilling in North Dakota and Montana.
Note: do not parse phrases or sentences. Take the essay in its entirety; the "gestalt" as it were.
Updates
Later, 5:50 p.m. CT: this is so incredible. I proofed the essay below and then removed "In Progress" from the subject line. Then checking twitter for news about another issue, I come across a link to this Forbes article:
Because some pipelines from the Marcellus traverse NY state on the way to other states, Governor Cuomo is essentially setting energy policy for all of New England. How does he get away with it? LOL. But it proves the point in the essay below.
The Essay
I'm looking for a better word than "boogeyman" to describe the phenomenon, but for now, I will use "boogeyman" as a placeholder.
There is no question there are bad actors at the nation-state level that would like to see the US oil industry severely constrained, if not destroyed altogether. At the top of that list would be Russia and certain state actors in the Mideast.
The success of the US shale revolution has now become an existential issue for Saudi Arabia and Iran; and possibly an existential issue for other Mideast countries, like Iraq.
If one looks at the past 20 years of the US shale story, one can start to see that mosaic of efforts to kill US shale.
The US crude oil shale revolution began in 2000 in Montana, but the real jump began in 2007 in Parshall, ND, with EOG's discovery well.
Fracking literally caught everyone by surprise. Had fracking developed slowly, I am convinced that the shale revolution never would have occurred. Had protestors been able to shut down fracking in Montana in 2001, or in North Dakota in 2007, that would have been the end of fracking. Lessons learned in the Bakken make the Permian possible. Had fracking been banned in North Dakota, those lessons would not have been learned. The Permian was a dead basin at the time. There are states that ban fracking (e.g., New York) so anyone who suggests that banning fracking across the US never would have happened carry no credibility as far as I am concerned. Does California ban fracking? I have to check again on this -- but for all intents and purposes, it is my myth (worldview) that fracking is dead in California. [In fact, I would go so far as to say that long term -- twenty years out -- the tea leaves tell me the California oil industry is dead.]
The bad actors at the nation-state level have so far been unable to stop US fracking but their efforts continue. Again, it's an existential issue for them. There are multiple ways to stop the success of the US shale sector.
Let's count the ways:
- stop pipelines; we'll come back to this later
- increased regulation
- higher production/extraction taxes
- report every saltwater / crude oil spill as a headline story / major accident;
- plant "scary" stories:
- folks can't handle the boom
- exploding rail tankers: this was a big one -- not one death occurred in the US due to CBR; the one "mishap" in Canada was entirely bogus
- plant fake stories:
- decline rates will be the death knell of fracking
- companies can't make money fracking; and, banks will quit lending
- companies can't make money fracking; scare investors
- density projections in the Permian fall short
- production projections in the Permian fall short
- fracking causes smajor earthquakes
- fracking leads to global warming
- methane leaks are the real problems; methane emissions, more dangerous than CO2, are not surging
- oil industry gets huge "subsidies" from the government
- solar and wind energy is less expensive than oil
- global warming
- CO2 emissions
- fracking and flaring: a danger to oil field workers (added August 19, 2019)
And, now, the Bakken boogeyman, flaring, as "an issue" returns.
I don't see flaring as a boogeyman.
I see flaring as an opportunity.
And yes, Virginia, there is a way to completely eliminate flaring in the Bakken. Shut down all drilling in North Dakota and Montana.
Week 33: August 11, 2019 -- August 17, 2019
Disclaimer: the usual disclaimer applies. Read at your own risk.
Top international non-energy story:
Top national non-energy story:
Flaring:
Halo:
Lodgepole:
Bakken economy:
Miscellaneous:
Top international non-energy story:
- "Global recession right around the corner"
Top national non-energy story:
- "Recession right around the corner"
- Inverted bond yields signal massive, deep, never-ending recession
- 10-year Treasuries at record low yields but still positive (versus negative yields in the EU)
- US gasoline demand surges to all-time high; and, here;
- Massive Alaska LNG export terminal to be delayed; costs cited;
- Owners commit to Capline reversal
- Cactus II pipeline operational
- Break-even prices across major US plays
- State ended fiscal year with more than half-billion-dollar balance
- Records, records, and more records -- the Director's Cut, June, 2019, data
- Record production despite near record low number of active rigs;
- Oil and natural gas set records in June; gas flaring rises due to system outages
- NDIC involved in petrochemical plant "talk"
- Oilfield electric demand to jump 71%
- ND legislators to discuss how to spend Legacy Fund money
- State ended fiscal year with more than half-billion-dollar balance
- Former director of Wyoming's DOT named to lead ND's DOT
- Williston area schools still working very, very tough issues
- North Dakota on "short" list for petrochemical plant
- "Broken" oil market prompts CLR to buyback its own shares
- Williston airport on target to meet October opening; last lane paved
- Alexander schools show increase in student enrollment
- Williston STAR Fund allocates $72,000 for new beer processing plant
- Energy secretary: US shale boom saved economy from recession
- Number of ND wells on inactive status near all-time high
- Seeking that optimum well spacing: RimRock at 14 wells/drilling unit and counting in South Fork;
- Resonance to drill a wildcat well in Bottineau County
More on the CLR LCU ; and, here; and, here; main post here; - Gilfer wells southwest of Epping have been completed
- Equinor's Mark wells east of Williston have been completed
- Update of a North Range re-entry
- KODA drilling out west
- Bonus: $16,000 / acre, Eagle Nest, Dunn County
- Northern Energy looking to buy all of Bowman County (it seems) -- quarterly lease sales
Flaring:
- Commentary: the issue arises once again
- Record flaring; record NG production despite low rig count; despite near record number of wells on inactive status;
Halo:
Lodgepole:
Bakken economy:
Miscellaneous: